Australia’s barley solution with China shows diplomacy does work
December
By Weihuan Zhou and James Laurenceson
Note: This article appeared in The Conversation on April 18 2023.
Australia must avoid knee-jerk policy reactions regarding China
December
Note: This article appeared in The Australian on April 16 2023.
The visit to Australia last week by Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu confirms that official relations between Canberra and Beijing are back on track.
Ma’s big message?
TikTok bans could be the canary in the coalmine for global economic and technological fractures
December
By Wanning Sun
Note: This article appeared in Crikey on April 14 2023.
The Australian government recently announced a TikTok ban on government devices, citing foreign interference and influence concerns.
Aukus isn’t enough to secure the region’s prosperity – there is still much more work to be done
December
Visionary proposal or pipe dream? AUKUS poses challenges for Australia
December
Who can win the hearts of NSW’s Chinese-Australian voters?
December
Sino-Australian ties on the mend despite challenges
December
Note: This article appeared in China Daily (Hong Kong) on March 12 2023.
For much of the past year, Australia-China and US-China relations have been on strikingly different trajectories.
While Sino-US ties continued to spiral downwards, since May 2022 Australia’s relations with China have stabilized, and have, in fact, appeared headed upwards.
The highly charged geopolitics of lithium
December
Will the decision on Bougainville’s independence rupture Australia’s Pacific family?
December
US tech export controls on China: Lessons from COCOM
December
By Corey Lee Bell and Elena Collinson
Note: This article appeared in the Australian Institute of International Affairs’ blog, Australian Outlook, on February 24 2023.