Australia’s trade ties with China show there’s no need to throw the baby out with the bath water
December
Note: This article appeared in the South China Morning Post on September 21 2022.
For those wanting to instil a view that economic exposure to China is dangerous, the Australian experience has become Exhibit A.
The Defence Strategic Review: How not to think about security
December
By Mark Beeson
Note: This article appeared in Pearls and Irritations, a public affairs blog, on September 18 2022.
To end power crunches, China must rebuild its electricity grid around clean energy
December
By Muyi Yang, Xing Zhang and Xunpeng Shi
Note: This article appeared in the South China Morning Post on September 14 2022.
Australia gasses up energy security concerns
December
Perspectives | A way forward for Australian strategic 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 Michael Clarke and Matthew Sussex
The realist underpinnings of China’s Taiwan strategy
December
Note: This article appeared in The Diplomat on August 13 2022.
China’s aggressive response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei has prompted criticism, and no small measure of alarm, both within and beyond the region.
With China-Taiwan tensions ratcheting up, is Australia getting best advice from places like Australian Strategic Policy Institute
December
Note: This article appeared in The Canberra Times on August 13 2022.
As tensions ratchet up in the Taiwan Strait, Australia's relationship with China risks being caught up in the fallout. The modest improvements in official relations since May could quickly be reversed.
Cool heads needed to avoid escalating tension
December
Note: This article appeared in China Daily on August 12 2022.
In the aftermath of the visit to Taiwan by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the Australia-China relationship is once again inflamed.
This follows a modest thawing in bilateral ties after the new government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, took office in Canberra in May.
Australia’s nuanced response to Taiwan tensions shows ‘adults are back in charge’
December
Note: This article appeared in The New Daily on August 5 2022.
The Albanese government faced its first powder keg moment in the region this week when US congressional leader, Nancy Pelosi travelled to Taiwan.
The Australian response, led by Foreign Minister Penny Wong, could not have been more spot-on in substance and delivered with greater diplomatic skill.