ACRI Opinion

Why Xi Jinping’s China will clamp down harder on domestic criticism

December

By Corey Lee Bell

Note: This article appeared in The Diplomat on January 11 2023.

Despite differences, there are many areas the two countries' interests align

December

By James Laurenceson

Note: This article appeared in the Global Times on December 23 2022.

Australia-China relations: The outlook for 2023

December

By Corey Lee Bell and Elena Collinson 

Australia-China relations improved substantially on the back of the election victory of the Australian Labor government in May. After years in a diplomatic freeze, the second half of 2022 saw bilateral meetings between Australian and Chinese defence ministers, foreign ministers, and most importantly, the leaders of both countries. 

Cyberspace: The new battlefield of US-China competition

December

By Marina Zhang 

Note: This article appeared in The National Interest on December 9 2022.

Decoding Xi Jinping’s ‘Asia Pacific community with a shared future’

December

By Marina Zhang

Note: This article appeared in The Diplomat on December 9 2022.

Perspectives | Remembering and misremembering Whitlam’s PRC policy

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 James Curran

How nationalism and xenophobia drive China’s ‘zero-COVID’ policy

December

By Lai-Ha Chan and Pak K. Lee

Note: This article appeared in The Diplomat on December 1 2022.

Will China seek to exploit its rare-earth dominance?

December

By Marina Zhang

Note: This article appeared in The National Interest on November 26 2022.

The mending Australia-China relationship: Powered by lithium?

December

By Corey Lee Bell, Elena Collinson and Xunpeng Shi

Note: This article appeared in The Diplomat on November 18 2022.

Albanese-Xi meeting won’t resolve Australia’s grievances overnight. But it is a real step forward

December

By James Laurenceson

Note: This article appeared in The Conversation on November 15 2022. 

There were smiles all round as the Australian and Chinese leaders met formally for the first time in more than six years.