Foreign affairs

Australian foreign policy is traditionally hitched to the US – but the rise of China requires a middle path for a middle power

December

By Mark Beeson

Note: This article appeared in The Conversation on August 1 2023.

Few nation-states have been shaped by their underlying physical geography and location in the world quite as much as Australia.

Australia-China monthly wrap-up: June 2023

December

Australia’s natural gas security policy spills over the region

December

By Xunpeng Shi and Edward Sung

Note: This article appeared in East Asia Forum on July 20 2023.

Perspectives | Australian public opinion on the PRC: Complexities, contradictions and lessons for policymakers

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 Yun Jiang

Australian government support for research collaboration with the PRC

December

Introduction

Australians value a relationship with China, but still harbor concerns about Beijing

December

By Elena Collinson 

Note: This article appeared in The Diplomat on July 15 2023.

What is this thing called the ‘national interest’?

December

By Wanning Sun

Note: This article appeared in Crikey on July 14 2023.

UTS:ACRI/BIDA Poll 2023

December

TikTok’s battle between politics and popularity

December

By Marina Zhang

Note: This article appeared in 360info on June 28 2023.

Calls to ban TikTok have turned the political landscape into something more like a theatrical spectacle.

Australia-China monthly wrap-up: May 2023

December

By Elena Collinson and Corey Lee Bell

Key points

- Trade Minister Don Farrell visits Beijing to discuss the PRC’s trade disruptions. PRC Commerce Minister Wang Wentao raises a range of issues in relation to investment into Australia and impediments to electric vehicle exports

- Beijing lifts its ban on Australian timber