Foreign affairs

UTS:ACRI address: China’s Ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian

December

The Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS:ACRI) welcomed the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to Australia, H.E. Mr Xiao Qian, to deliver an address on the state of relations between Australia and the PRC.

Following his address, Ambassador Xiao was joined in conversation by UTS:ACRI Director Professor James Laurenceson.

There was a moderated Q&A from pre-submitted questions from registered attendees.

Time: 11.00am - 12.15pm AEST

 


Event Information
Date
December
Time
3:31 PM
Venue

The big problem with Labor’s ‘Plan to Build a Stronger Pacific Family’

December

By Corey Lee Bell

Note: This article appeared in The Diplomat on June 10 2022.

China’s recent decision to abandon a multilateral security agreement with 10 countries in the South Pacific was a cause for both enormous relief and some measure of self-congratulations in Canberra and Washington.

It should have prompted neither.

Australia must ‘partner-up’ in the Pacific

December

By Corey Lee Bell and Elena Collinson

Note: This article appeared in the Asia & the Pacific Policy Society at the Australian National University’s blog, Policy Forum, on June 3 2022.

A ‘weakened’ Quad?

December

By Pak K. Lee and Lai-Ha Chan

Note: This article appeared in E-International Relations on May 27 2022.

The view from Beijing: No.2

December

The view from Beijing is a new UTS:ACRI series dedicated to tracking what is being said about Australia’s relationship with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Chinese-language PRC state media news and commentary (principally, material published by the People’s Daily (人民日报) and Xinhua (新华)).

With a new Australian government and foreign minister comes fresh hope for Australia-China relations

December

By James Laurenceson

Note: This article appeared in The Conversation on May 22 2022.

An Albanese government in Canberra means an improved trajectory in Australia-China relations is a real possibility.

The khaki election turned teal on China

December

By Elena Collinson

Note: This article appeared in Melbourne University's Asialink Insights on May 19 2022.

UTS:ACRI/BIDA Poll 2022

December

The view from Beijing: No.1

December

The view from Beijing is a new UTS:ACRI series dedicated to tracking what is being said about Australia’s relationship with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Chinese-language PRC state media news and commentary (principally, material published by the People’s Daily (人民日报) and Xinhua (新华)).

Perspectives | The securitisation of ‘Chinese influence’ in Australia

December

Perspectives is UTS:ACRI's commentary series, featuring a piece on a topical subject in the Australia-China relationship from an invited expert contributor. 

By Andrew Chubb