Sino-Australian ties on the mend despite challenges
December
Note: This article appeared in China Daily (Hong Kong) on March 12 2023.
For much of the past year, Australia-China and US-China relations have been on strikingly different trajectories.
While Sino-US ties continued to spiral downwards, since May 2022 Australia’s relations with China have stabilized, and have, in fact, appeared headed upwards.
Australia-China monthly wrap-up: February 2023
December
By Elena Collinson and Corey Lee Bell
The highly charged geopolitics of lithium
December
Will the decision on Bougainville’s independence rupture Australia’s Pacific family?
December
US tech export controls on China: Lessons from COCOM
December
By Corey Lee Bell and Elena Collinson
Note: This article appeared in the Australian Institute of International Affairs’ blog, Australian Outlook, on February 24 2023.
The ninth ISETS energy transition forum
December
The Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS:ACRI), in partnership with the Energy Studies Institute at the National University of Singapore, co-hosted the Ninth Energy Transition Forum organised by the International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS).
Taiwan is becoming an intelligence-sharing power
December
‘Don’t mention the war’: China and Japan’s diplomatic row and history’s long arm
December
Lithium, lightest metal on earth, carries heavy geopolitical weight
December
By Marina Zhang
Note: This article appeared in the Lowy Institute’s blog, The Interpreter, on January 25 2023.
Australia-China relations in 2023: Beyond 'stabilisation'?
December
Despite renewed optimism around Australia-China relations as the new year begins driven by building momentum in high-level diplomatic exchanges, lingering challenges remain. These include ongoing trade disruptions, contention around the AUKUS agreement and the ongoing detention of Australian citizens, Yang Hengjun and Cheng Lei. Can the bilateral relationship move beyond the objective of 'stabilisation', set by the Albanese government upon winning last May’s federal election?