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Facing up to reality in Sino-Australian relations
Alex Joske | April 26, 2018Chinese Communist Party interference in Australian affairs is real, not mere rhetoric, and it’s the central reason for bilateral tensions. Mistakes in how the China–Australia relationship has been managed shouldn’t lead us to lose sight of that crucial fact.
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The big chill in Australian-Chinese relations
Graeme Dobell | April 24, 2018A fifth ‘ice age’ has descended on China–Australia relations — cooling business, frosting diplomacy and chilling strategic perspectives.
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Will Australia defend the ‘rules-based order’ in Asia?
Nick Bisley | April 23, 2018The heated and polarised debate about the consequences of China’s increasing military assertiveness has raised doubts about the future of the ‘rules-based order’ in the region, as invoked by the Turnbull government in numerous speeches and policy statements.
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Confucius Institutes – Innocent strawberries or poisoned fruit?
Jeffrey Gil | April 16, 2018Confucius Institutes are again proving controversial both in Australia and abroad. Can they be compared to western institutions such Alliance Française, the Dante Alighieri Society or the British Council or are they something more sinister?
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China makes its play for the Pacific
Joanne Wallis | April 12, 2018China is denying reports it wants a naval base on Vanuatu but growing Chinese power and influence in the region underlines the need for effective Australian steps to strengthen Western influence.
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An alternative to the rules-based order?
Peter Layton | April 7, 2018There’s a fundamental problem in Australia’s relationship with China: China’s growth advances prosperity but menaces security. If the rules-based order construct does not suit volatile times then is there an alternative?
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Deepening dictatorship bodes ill for China
Kevin Carrico | April 6, 2018The removal of the last effective checks on Supreme Leader Xi Jinping’s power serves as an important reminder about the nature of the Chinese Party-state.
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Why do we ignore Chinese political interference in Australian affairs?
Clive Hamilton | April 5, 2018Clive Hamilton castigates the timid academics, publishers and politicians in Australia who shy from acknowledging the extent of Chinese Communist Party interference in Australian affairs.
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Finding the right balance between China and the USA
Paul Keating | March 25, 2018Former Prime Minster Paul Keating argues that the much maligned Donald Trump may have found the right approach to managing relations with China.
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New paths or missteps at the ASEAN summit?
Tony Milner | March 25, 2018Anthony Milner charts the success and failures of the ASEAN summit in Sydney and argues that Australia must play the long game if we aren’t to face regional isolation as American dominance begins to fade.
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China’s accelerating quest for techno-military supremacy
Adam Ni | March 11, 2018Once installed as leader for life, Chinese President Xi Jinping will press forward with plans to eclipse the United States and assert regional, and perhaps in time global, dominance by building the world’s most powerful military force.
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Australia-China Bilateral Relations: How Did We Get Here?
James Laurenceson | March 2, 2018With Australia-China bilateral relations at close to a 10-year low, the Turnbull government would do well to reflect on what the past year’s negative approach to this important relationship has achieved.