China’s deft economic diplomacy is good for Australia
December
Note: This article appeared in Business Spectator on June 19 2015.
The fact that it took 10 long years to get the deal done has already been forgotten. All that matters is that this week Australia and China settled a high quality trade agreement.
China offers big gains from small investments
December
Note: This article appeared in The Australian Financial Review on June 10 2015.
China today looks a lot like Korea in the late 1980s. That was long before Samsung became a smartphone leader and back when Hyundai had a reputation for cheap and nasty, not quality on par with Toyota and Ford.
Sydney’s skyrocketing house prices are worrying, but Chinese buyers aren’t to blame
December
Australia’s dependence on China just went up a notch
December
Note: This article appeared in Business Spectator on May 27 2015.
The Australian economy just became more dependent on China. Again.
What Australians really think about a rising China
December
By James Laurenceson and Hannah Bretherton
Note: This article appeared in East Asia Forum on May 27 2015.
What does China’s rise as a major power mean for Australia? The answer depends on who you ask.
China’s new economic diplomacy
December
Note: This article appeared on University of Nottingham’s China Policy Institute Blog on May 26 2015.
How good is the TPP? Look to China for an answer
December
China’s factory workers are becoming more restive
December
By Anita Chan
Note: This article appeared on Yale Global Online on May 20 2015.
It’s been chiseled into the minds of Chinese bureaucrats – they must “maintain social stability” to climb the career ladder. This amounts to a license for clamping down on any sign of disturbance. Increasing numbers of strikes have been met with vigorous suppression.
The economic returns of CAMP
December
Note: This article appeared on the website of the China-Australia Millennial Project, May 20 2015.
It’s a disappointing truth: Australia has tended to neglect its most important bilateral economic relationship.
On two occasions in my own career this has particularly struck me.
Exports to China are struggling and we need to do better
December
Note: This article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald on May 20 2015.
Sales to our most important customer are falling fast.