Turning ghosts into humans: Surveillance as an instrument of social engineering in Xinjiang
December
Flexible energy governance is key to China’s decarbonisation efforts
December
Perspectives | The PRC’s path to carbon neutrality: Bright future, tortuous road
December
UTS:ACRI WEBINAR: PRC climate and energy policies: status, trends, implications for Australia
December
One year after the People’s Republic of China (PRC) committed to achieving carbon neutrality, significant progress has been made and significant challenges have emerged.
The PRC's national carbon market has begun full operation and is expected to soon extend from the power sector to others, including steel and cement.
Solar power can help solve China’s coal power dilemma
December
By Muyi Yang, Xunpeng Shi and Peng Wang
Note: This article appeared in Energy Tracker Asia on October 5 2021.
Perspectives | PRC power shortages, coal and Australia
December
Perspectives is UTS:ACRI's commentary series, featuring a piece on a topical subject in the Australia-China relationship from an invited expert contributor.
By Xungpeng Shi and Muyi Yang
Perspectives | How committed is the PRC to climate change mitigation?
December
Perspectives is UTS:ACRI's commentary series, featuring a piece on a topical subject in the Australia-China relationship from an invited expert contributor.
By Huw Slater
Perspectives | The PRC’s fragmented political system: Implications for Australia
December
Perspectives is UTS:ACRI's commentary series, featuring a piece on a topical subject in the Australia-China relationship from an invited expert contributor.
By Colin Hawes
Dealing with commercial legal risks in the People's Republic of China: a primer for Australian businesses
December
Despite major legal reforms over the past two decades, the legal system in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) remains very different from Australia. Businesses that trade or invest in the PRC need to be keenly aware of these differences in order to minimise the risks of legal disputes or becoming a target of the PRC government’s anti-corruption campaign. Australian businesses also require a basic understanding of dispute resolution options in the PRC – litigation versus arbitration or mediation – and what to expect when a business relationship in the PRC turns ugly.
Webinar: Does China have the rule of law? What Australian businesses and the public should know
December
Since the 1980s the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has undertaken gradual reform of its legal system, towards what President Xi Jinping has called ‘governing the country in accordance with the law’. Still, in a context where – as Xi has stated – ‘the [Communist] Party leads on everything’, observers note that ‘socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics’ means a ‘rule of law’ which differs significantly from the Australian application of the concept.