Joe Biden and US-PRC relations
December
Note: This article appeared in The China Story, a blog by the Australian Centre on China in the World and the China Policy Centre, on December 9 2020.
The beginnings of a new political chapter in the US has turned the world’s attention towards a future with a Joe Biden-led America.
The importance of arts and cultural exchanges in Australia-PRC relations
December
Perspectives is UTS:ACRI's monthly commentary series, featuring a piece on a topical subject in the Australia-China relationship from an invited expert contributor.
By Jing Han
Why Australia is on its own in its trade conflict with China
December
Note: This article appeared in the South China Morning Post on December 2 2020.
Canberra keeps China confused
December
Note: This article appeared in the print edition of The Australian Financial Review on November 26 2020. It also appeared online on November 25 2020.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in June that on China his government had ‘done nothing to injure that partnership – nothing at all’.
There’s no need for panic over China’s trade threats
December
Note: This article appeared in The Conversation, on November 12 2020.
China’s increasingly belligerent threats to close its markets to Australian exports have excited talk of a full-blown trade war.
But let’s not panic. These threats are best understood as psychological warfare, not a statement of reality.
Doing business in a complex geopolitical landscape – some stories of success
December
Perspectives is UTS:ACRI's monthly commentary series, featuring a piece on a topical subject in the Australia-China relationship from an invited expert contributor.
Australia as a pioneer in dealing with China
December
Note: A German translation of this article appeared in Internationale Politik und Gesellschaft (International Politics and Society) Journal on October 27 2020.
The lesser-known benefits of trade with China
December
By Xunpeng Shi
Note: This article appeared in Asia & the Pacific Policy Society’s blog, Policy Forum, on October 21 2020.
Clear-eyed responses as well as assessments needed on the PRC
December
Perspectives is UTS:ACRI's monthly commentary series, featuring a piece on a topical subject in the Australia-China relationship from an invited expert contributor.
The temperature’s rising
December
Note: This article appeared in AK NewsMagazine on September 23 2020.
The deterioration of Australia-China relations fast-forwarded following Australia’s first-out-the-gate solo call for an independent, international inquiry into the origin and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic earlier this year. Initially in an uneasy holding pattern following the ratcheting up of tensions in 2017, both countries now seem to be engaged in a veritable race to the bottom.