Australia-Taiwan relations: Prospects and limitations | Part 2: Diplomatic and economic links
December
This is the second of a three-part UTS:ACRI Analysis series that examines the prospects for and limitations on the Australia-Taiwan relationship following the election of Lai Ching-te as President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) on January 13 2024. Part 1 discussed what the election of Lai means for Australia-Taiwan ties and cross-Strait relations. Part 2 now turns to how Australia can navigate its one China policy and economic and trade relations with Taiwan, and how Canberra might respond to Taipei’s desire for greater diplomatic space.
What does a Lai presidency mean for Australia and cross-Strait relations?
December
AUSTRALIA-TAIWAN RELATIONS: PROSPECTS AND LIMITATIONS | Part 1: What does a Lai presidency mean for Australia and cross-Strait relations?
Australia-China monthly wrap-up: March 2024
December
What Australia needs to understand about China's technological edge in critical minerals supply chains
December
CRITICAL FACTS, CRITICAL MINERALS AND CHINA: WHAT AUSTRALIANS NEED TO KNOW
Australia-China monthly wrap-up: February 2024
December
Key points
- A Beijing court gives Australian citizen Yang Hengjun a suspended death sentence, with the possibility of commutation to life imprisonment subject to good behaviour. Dr Yang waives his right to appeal. Australian government advocacy continues on Dr Yang’s behalf
Australia-China monthly wrap-up: January 2024
December
By Elena Collinson and Corey Lee Bell
Key points
- In a wide-ranging new year press conference, PRC Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian proposes restarting joint military exercises and calls for more science and technology cooperation
Australia-China monthly wrap-up: December 2023
December
By Elena Collinson and Corey Lee Bell
Key points
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivers a major foreign policy speech, placing ‘priority on communication over confrontation’ and outlining an approach of ‘patience and perseverance’
Australia-China monthly wrap-up: November 2023
December
Understanding China's role in developing Australia’s critical minerals sector
December
CRITICAL FACTS, CRITICAL MINERALS AND CHINA: WHAT AUSTRALIANS NEED TO KNOW
The good, the bad and the ugly: Australian defence and strategic policy in an uncertain future
December
This is the final piece of a four-part UTS:ACRI Analysis series that examines an interlinked set of questions for Australian defence and strategic policy stemming from the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) released in April 2023. The series began by providing an assessment of the consistency between the stated concept of deterrence at the heart of the DSR and the capability acquisitions (including the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines) that are flagged to implement that strategy.