China – Page 10 – Openforum https://www.openforum.com.au Open Forum offers an independent platform for Australian debate Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:57:31 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.25 Managing our post-election relationship with China https://www.openforum.com.au/managing-our-post-election-relationship-with-china/ Mon, 11 Mar 2019 21:10:46 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=19844 No matter who forms the next government, Australian policymakers will need to be flexible – and resourceful - in handling the rise of China in the Asia-Pacific region.

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The Chinese coal ‘ban’ sends a significant political message https://www.openforum.com.au/the-chinese-coal-ban-sends-a-significant-political-message/ Sun, 03 Mar 2019 19:38:06 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=19744 The standoff over Australian coal imports through the Chinese port of Dalian sends a powerful political message that the authorities in Beijing can turn our imports off and on at will.

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As Australia’s soft power in the Pacific fades, China’s voice gets louder https://www.openforum.com.au/as-australias-soft-power-in-the-pacific-fades-chinas-voice-gets-louder/ Sun, 24 Feb 2019 21:36:03 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=19538 Australia’s soft power is too important to be determined by vengeful payback to the ABC, or by currying favour with commercial television barons. It is about statecraft, as the influence and power of China grows.

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The Huawei arrests should ring alarm bells in Australia https://www.openforum.com.au/the-huawei-arrests-should-ring-alarm-bells-in-australia/ Sat, 09 Feb 2019 21:03:56 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=19327 China’s brutal response to foreign indictments against the tech-giant Huawei should offer important lessons for Australia.

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Creating people-to-people links through language and culture tours https://www.openforum.com.au/creating-people-to-people-links-through-language-and-culture-tours/ Fri, 08 Feb 2019 22:02:03 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=19317 In these times of rising international tensions, it is vital that people-to-people links are strengthened through educational and cultural opportunities, for we can all learn from others.

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Author’s detention raises awkward China questions https://www.openforum.com.au/authors-detention-raises-awkward-china-questions/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 22:50:11 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=19212 Canberra is being drawn into a broader controversy over China’s detention of foreign nationals on grounds that are opaque and at the mercy of an unpredictable Chinese justice system.

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The costs of containing China https://www.openforum.com.au/the-costs-of-containing-china/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:10:38 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=18962 Washington’s policymakers have finally realised that China is a serious strategic rival. Now they must decide what, if anything, to do about it.

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Charting Australia’s rocky course between the USA and China https://www.openforum.com.au/charting-australias-rocky-course-between-the-usa-and-china/ Mon, 31 Dec 2018 21:19:00 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=18527 Both the Morrison government and the Labor opposition are showing signs of finding a strategic path through this era of sturm und drang in Chinese-American relations.

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The new era of great-power competition in the Pacific https://www.openforum.com.au/the-new-era-of-great-power-competition%ef%bb%bf-in-the-pacific/ Mon, 10 Dec 2018 21:34:45 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=18309 The first strategic priority for Australia in the Indo-Pacific is to manage great-power competition. And the central trend of that competition is China's rapidly growing challenge to US dominance.

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‘Forward defence in depth’ for Australia (II) https://www.openforum.com.au/forward-defence-in-depth-for-australia-ii/ Fri, 30 Nov 2018 21:24:30 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=18190 Australia must develop its military ability to ensure the security and stability of maritime Southeast Asia and the South Pacific and offer nations in the region an alternative to greater debt and dependency on Beijing.

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The great wall of silence: Australia’s failure to talk about China https://www.openforum.com.au/the-great-wall-of-silence-australias-failure-to-talk-about-china/ Thu, 29 Nov 2018 21:01:16 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=18182 Australia’s silence on the attribution of cyber-attacks and intellectual property theft by China is part of a broader silence which does nothing to serve Australia’s national interest.

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Why we should worry about Victoria’s MoU with China https://www.openforum.com.au/why-we-should-worry-about-victorias-mou-with-china/ Wed, 21 Nov 2018 21:32:05 +0000 http://www.openforum.com.au/?p=18060 Victoria’s state government has become the first Australian state to sign a memorandum of understanding with China under China’s Belt and Road Initiative, but attention should be paid to the risks as well as the rewards of the initiative.

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