Foreign affairs

By Elena Collinson and Corey Lee Bell

Key points

- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets Premier Li Qiang. Mr Albanese raises trade, consular and human rights issues, while Premier Li pushes for greater investment access and raises Australia’s Huawei ban

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is no longer the same country as it was pre-pandemic. It is struggling economically. It views the region and the world, as well as its own regional and global roles, differently than it did before 2020. The nation views Australia differently too.

By Elena Collinson and Corey Lee Bell

Key points

- Tariffs on Australian barley imposed by the PRC in 2020 are removed. Wine, lobster, a range of beef products and hay are still affected by PRC trade bans

By Elena Collinson 

Note: This article appeared in the Australian Institute of International Affairs’ Australian Outlook, on September 8 2023.

By Michael Clarke

Note: This article appeared in the Asia Institute's Melbourne Asia Review on September 7 2023.

By Marina Zhang

Note: This article appeared in Pearls and Irritations, a public affairs blog, on August 28 2023.

Over the past three decades, Australia’s economic growth owes much to China’s voracious demand for natural resources. However, beneath this symbiotic economic relationship lies a complex web of political and geostrategic considerations.

By Elena Collinson and Corey Lee Bell

Key points

- Foreign Minister Penny Wong meets with Director of the Chinese Communist Party Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi; the PRC side offers a more optimistic assessment of the relationship than the Australian side, stating that relations have ‘stabilised, improved and developed’

By Wanning Sun

Note: This article appeared in Crikey on August 23 2023.

By Marina Zhang

Note: This article appeared in the Lowy Institute’s blog, The Interpreter, on August 9 2023.

By James Laurenceson

Note: This article appeared in the East Asia Forum on August 3 2023.