If TikTok is banned in the US or Australia, how might the company – or China – respond?
December
On China, are Australian journalists working for the public or ASIO?
December
Reassessing Australia-China ties in Antarctica
December
Australia’s 2023 Defence Strategic Review states that the country’s 'primary area of military interest' is to the North, spanning the Northeast Indian Ocean, maritime Southeast Asia to the Pacific. In this region, the principal source of Canberra’s strategic anxiety is the People's Republic of China (PRC). Yet absent from this definition of the Indo-Pacific is the southern flank and a continent on which Beijing is increasingly interested - Antarctica.
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
Comparing today’s world to the 1930s is lazy and dangerous
December
Solomon Islands elections: What might a Sogavare victory mean for Australia?
December
By Corey Lee Bell and Elena Collinson
Note: This article appeared in Australian Outlook on February 27 2024.
Research espionage is a real threat – but a drastic crackdown could stifle vital international collaboration
December
Geopolitically sustainable green energy agenda
December
By Corey Lee Bell and Elena Collinson
Note: This article appeared in E-International Relations on February 7 2024.
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’