Managing China-Australia differences
December
Note: This article appeared in China Daily on August 21 2020. A Simplified Chinese translation is available.
AUSMIN shows Australia’s China policy different to US’
December
PERSPECTIVES | On being ‘very different countries’: AUSMIN and China’s rise
December
During discussions with American thinkers, analysts and officials in New York and Washington DC in late 2017, one particular conversation gave a chilling insight into how some see the ultimate strategic calculations in US-China relations.
美澳部长级磋商（AUSMIN）显示澳大利亚的对华政策不跟随美国脚步
December
该文章于2020年8月4日发表于环球时报。
在当前中国与美国和澳大利亚紧绷的关系下，中国指控美澳在一系列国际问题上“抹黑中国”，并要求两国“停止干涉中国内政或损害中国利益”。
中国驻堪培拉大使馆也称将“坚决否认并反对针对中国无事实依据的指控和攻击”。
然而人们也好奇，中国政府驻外的“耳目”是否意识到美国与澳大利亚在这个问题上截然不同的态度和意图。
华府和堪培拉的中国鹰派人物有充分理由为了7月28日举行的美澳部长级磋商（AUSMIN）而躁动不已。
From rocks to science: the irrepressible Australia-China economic relationship
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 August 3 2020.
Just rocks, crops and undergraduate commerce degrees?
Elena Collinson in Australian Foreign Affairs - July 2020
December
Elena Collinson wrote a response to 'Beijing Calling: How China is testing the alliance', an essay by Professor Michael Wesley, Deputy Vice-Chancellor International at the University of Melbourne, that was published in the July 2020 edition of Australian Foreign Affairs magazine.
Read here.
PERSPECTIVES | People-to-people links: the lifeblood of the Australia-China relationship
December
Looking for a relevant opening sentence on what individuals and businesses can do to contribute to an ongoing strong, mutually beneficial relationship between Australia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), I stumbled across a pertinent quote from Confucius on friendships:
The many sources of disinformation in the Australia-China relationship
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 June 30 2020.
The myth of Chinese money in Australia
December
Note: This article appeared in Pearls and Irritations, a public affairs blog, on June 30 2020.
Fears amongst the Australian public of China buying up the country run deep. Opportunistic politicians and commentators have long shown a willingness to tap into this unease to boost their own following.
The trade dispute between Australia and China should be taken with a grain of barley
December
Note: This article appeared in the Australian Institute of International Affairs’ blog, Australian Outlook, on June 5 2020.
When Australian trade with China is disrupted, commentary quickly gravitates towards the frame of economic coercion. With such deeply intertwined trade relations, coercion is, in reality, only one possible cause.