Softly softly isn’t working working

Australia’s timid approach to increasing Chinese aggression in the South China Sea and the Northern Approaches serves only to embolden ever more hostile actions by Bejing.

The shape of things to come

In the past Chinese military aviation relied on crude copies of Soviet planes. Today’s Chinese airforce fields large numbers of modern aircraft based on stolen Western designs. Tomorrows Chinese airforce may take the lead, just as China has in other areas of techology, and the “J-XX” may be the shape of things to come.

China’s ‘airborne cruiser’

China’s new large strike aircraft may be the first of a new class of plane which extends its threat across Asia and the Pacific.

Jaw jaw is better than war war

Competing development models in the Indo-Pacific highlight tensions between US-led openness and China’s revisionist socialism. Their impact on regional stability and the potential for cooperation through shared goals like sustainability and human security is all encompassing, highlighting the need to rethink state-to-state relations.

Enter the dragon

Kevin Rudd’s new book, “On Xi Jinping,” offers insightful analysis of the transformation of Chinese politics, economics, and foreign policy under Xi Jinping’s leadership, highlighting the renewed role of ideology in shaping policy.

The Red Emperor

The Red Emperor offers an eye-opening portrait of Xi Jinping, the man who rules as an absolute dictator over the lives of 1.4 billion people and the second largest economy on earth.

The flight from China

The current flight of foreign capital investment in China is a sign of changing geopolitical and economic realities and will further weaken the Chinese economy in the long term.

One man, one vote

While democracies mobilise the talent and ideas of all their citizens, authoritarian states rely on the agenda of their leadership cabal and China is the latest nation to pay the price for one man’s ambition.

Don’t be fooled by ‘China magic’

Both Japan and Australia appear obsessed with efforts to please their Chinese counterparts but, if they are not careful, Beijing will exploit this excessive enthusiasm to pursue its own ends.

Free Tibet

On 6 July, the 14th Dalai Lama turned 89, having lived for the last 65 years in exile in India. The Dalai Lama is the physical embodiment of the Tibetan nation and his advancing age brings forth urgent questions for the future of the Tibetan struggle.

Facing China together

Australia’s leaders must be clear about the threat which an aggressive authoritarian China poses to the world, and the need for resolve in defending our freedom.

Dialogue may not avert disaster

China and Australia agreed last month to set up a new maritime affairs dialogue, but this is unlikely to lead to a reduction in the frequency of unsafe behaviour by the Chinese armed forces.