India cannot cushion the blow if China stumbles now
December
What Malcolm Turnbull should ask Li Keqiang about during this visit
December
By James Laurenceson
Note: This article appeared in The Australian Financial Review, March 22 2017.
When Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrives in Australia on Wednesday night, he and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will celebrate an economic relationship that is deeper and broader than ever before.
Canberra’s sensible South China Sea stand is contingent on continued pragmatism in Beijing
December
By Bob Carr
Note: This article appeared in The Australian, March 18 2017.
It’s a reasonable bet Australians would be more comfortable with a democratic China; that is, a China boasting competing political parties in an elected legislature, buttressed by robust freedom of expression.
Wild cards and the Trump card
December
Will Australia join South China Sea FONOPs? Don’t count on it
December
By James Laurenceson
Note: This article appeared in The Council on Foreign Relations’ Asia Unbound blog, March 2 2017.
How will the Australia-China relationship adapt?
December
By James Laurenceson
Note: This article appeared in The Council on Foreign Relations’ Asia Unbound blog, February 15 2017.
Reality check: Australia’s China shift came before Trump
December
Asia has opted for diplomacy on sea disputes
December
Trump’s trade war on China would be unwinnable
December
By James Laurenceson
Note: This article appeared in the Australian Financial Review, February 7 2017.
It's time for Australia to get ready for a trade war between the United States and China.
Xi Jinping may be preaching trade, but China’s opening up has slowed
December
Note: This article originally appeared on The Conversation, January 18 2017.
When it comes to offering global economic leadership, the divergence in narrative and optics coming from the US and China could hardly be starker.