Australia put in limbo by US-China trade dispute
December
Note: This article apppeared in the International Peace Institute's blog, Global Observatory, on June 8 2018.
Subduing China an empty gesture as Trump-shy Asia courts Beijing
December
Loose lips on China have cost Australia dearly
December
The shrinking ‘Quad’: How the alliance is going nowhere as Japan and India court China
December
Turnbull Government may be toning down anti-China stance
December
Australia-China relations need a reset, and Malcolm Turnbull has to lead the way
December
Note: This article appeared in the South China Morning Post on April 29 2018.
Australia-China relations need a reset. But this is unlikely as long as the Australian prime minister himself remains a stumbling block.
Donald Trump's trade war against China a case of sour grapes
December
Note: This article appeared in The Australian Financial Review on March 23 2018.
Australia-China bilateral relations: How did we get here?
December
By James Laurenceson
Note: This article appeared in the Australian Institute for International Affairs' blog, Australian Outlook, on March 2 2018.
Xi Jinping and the end of China's term limits
December
By Simone van Nieuwenhuizen
Note: This article appeared in the University of Nottingham's China Policy Institute: Analysis on March 1 2018.
China zealotry comes at a cost, if it stops shared university research
December
By James Laurenceson
Note: This article was appeared in The Australian Financial Review on February 28 2018.
As I sit at my desk contemplating the latest round of panicky comments about China's influence operations in Australia – including claims about how they are supposedly undermining the military technology lead of the US – my attention keeps being drawn to two astonishing statistics.