House of the dragon

China’s apparently unstoppable rise has been slowed by economic woes, international suspicion and internal dissent in recent months.

Pride before the fall

President Xi has concentrated all power in China in his hands, a recipe for disaster which may soon come to the boil.

The long march

A new book warns that Xi Jinping is determined to solidify his own power and further entrench communist rule at home while throwing China’s weight around abroad.

China crisis

Former Prime Ministers Kevin Rudd and John Howard sought closer ties with China in their time, and both remain hopeful that conflict can be avoided.

Understanding China’s power game

The Chinese government’s aggression towards Taiwan has highlighted the range of powers and tools it wields and understanding its tactics through Chinese eyes will help the West counter its assault on the free world.

China in the South Pacific

Beijing is moving at high speed to co-opt South Pacific states economically and then use that leverage to achieve broader goals, including the ability to project military power across the Indo-Pacific.

China looms large over the Pacific Islands Forum

The looming threat of Chinese power may serve to reunited a Pacific Islands Forum riven with disunity at the first face-to-face meeting for over two years.

China in the Pacific

As ‘traditional’ partners such as the United States and Australia reevaluate Pacific policies to limit Chinese presence, the Pacific Island nations themselves are playing off the global superpowers to maximise their own influence and benefits.

Measuring China’s diplomatic reach in the Pacific

Chinese companies now dominate the construction, energy and mining sectors of many Pacific Island states, increasing that nation’s diplomatic and economic grip on the region.

How the Chinese silenced Pacific media

Media coverage of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s recent visit to the South Pacific was effectively silenced, highlighting the fragility of a free media in the region.

The Pacific power game

The island states of the Pacific – from large Papua New Guinea to the smaller island states like Tuvalu – find themselves in a newly influential position as the west and China battle for their strategic backing.

China’s shadow falls across the Pacific

The mollifying words coming out of Beijing cannot mask the acceleration of its plan to establish ever greater political, economic and military power across the South Pacific.