Australia-China monthly wrap-up: October 2023
December
By Elena Collinson and Corey Lee Bell
Key points
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces dates for a prime ministerial visit to the PRC and describes the trip as symbolising the ‘normalisation' of relations. He emphasises that the US is engaging with the PRC in a similar manner
Australian defence strategy, deterrence and the PRC’s military posture
December
This is the third of a four-part UTS:ACRI Analysis series that examines an interlinked set of questions for Australian defence and strategic policy stemming from the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) released in April 2023. The series began by providing an assessment of the consistency between the stated concept of deterrence at the heart of the DSR and the capability acquisitions (including the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines) that are flagged to implement that strategy.
Australia’s post-DSR posture and US ‘integrated deterrence’: A road to nowhere?
December
This is the second of a four-part UTS:ACRI Analysis series that examines an interlinked set of questions for Australian defence and strategic policy stemming from the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) released in April 2023. The series began by providing an assessment of the consistency between the stated concept of deterrence at the heart of the DSR and the capability acquisitions (including the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines) that are flagged to implement that strategy.
AUKUS, the Defence Strategic Review and Australia’s quest for deterrence
December
This is the first of a four-part UTS:ACRI Analysis series that examines an inter-linked set of questions for Australian defence and strategic policy stemming from the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) released in April 2023. The series begins by providing an assessment of the consistency between the stated concept of deterrence at the heart of the DSR, and the capability acquisitions (including the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines) that are flagged to implement that strategy. It asks whether both the strategy and capabilities are in fact fit for their stated purpose.
Australia-China monthly wrap-up: September 2023
December
By Elena Collinson and Corey Lee Bell
Key points
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets Premier Li Qiang. Mr Albanese raises trade, consular and human rights issues, while Premier Li pushes for greater investment access and raises Australia’s Huawei ban
Understanding vulnerabilities and leverage in critical minerals supply chains
December
CRITICAL FACTS, CRITICAL MINERALS AND CHINA: WHAT AUSTRALIANS NEED TO KNOW
Australia-China monthly wrap-up: August 2023
December
By Elena Collinson and Corey Lee Bell
Key points
- Tariffs on Australian barley imposed by the PRC in 2020 are removed. Wine, lobster, a range of beef products and hay are still affected by PRC trade bans
Australia-China monthly wrap-up: July 2023
December
By Elena Collinson and Corey Lee Bell
Key points
- Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets with Director of the Chinese Communist Party Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi; the PRC side offers a more optimistic assessment of the relationship than the Australian side, stating that relations have ‘stabilised, improved and developed’
Australia-China monthly wrap-up: June 2023
December
Australian government support for research collaboration with the PRC
December
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