5 Dec 2018
How the US can prevent a China-dominated Asia
America should stop spreading itself far and wide in the pursuit of improbable power balances.
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5 Dec 2018
Uighur: Australia needs to end “business as usual” with China
Taking action would be consistent with Australia’s democratic values and core security interests. -
3 Dec 2018
Xi and Trump at G20: A tariff truce
The risk of damage to the global economy is just as real as last week. -
30 Nov 2018
Wang Qishan and China’s charm offensive against US trade war
China’s vice-president and right-hand man to Xi Jinping is known as “China’s firefighter” and is playing a key role. -
29 Nov 2018
China, where not all media are created equal
A rare official apology hints at the delicate calculations and constraints that frame journalistic freedom in China. -
28 Nov 2018
The forces needed to protect the Belt and Road
The Karachi consulate attack highlights China’s security problems in securing projects and Chinese nationals abroad. -
26 Nov 2018
Feminism and femininity in Xi Jinping’s “New Era”
It has been a bad year for feminist ideas and activism in China. -
23 Nov 2018
China: a party of governance and control, not revolution
It seems counterintuitive for the Party to suppress Marxist activists yet it can hardly afford “class struggle”. -
22 Nov 2018
Barley and bases: China stings Australian farmers
China has launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of barley from Australia – agriculture or politics? -
22 Nov 2018
Beijing’s online gaming clampdown
Chinese government regulations may be irreversibly damaging some of its most innovative and profitable industries. -
13 Nov 2018
Scoring China’s happiness quest
Data from China challenges assumptions of what indicates a country’s happiness – and allows for interesting comparisons. -
13 Nov 2018
Signalling a whole-of-Australia approach to China
A federal system of government actively discourages state participation in foreign policy, this needs to change. -
9 Nov 2018
The new normal: a close naval encounter in the South China Sea
The Chinese commander’s handling of the situation was less than adept. -
7 Nov 2018
China: re-engineering the Uighur
<p>The re-education camps represent one of the visible planks of an overarching attack on Uighur identity.</p> -
7 Nov 2018
Chinese fishing fleet a security issue for Australia
China’s fishing industry is the world’s largest. But this is not just about fish. -
5 Nov 2018
How China changed its language on speech
<p>Language helps preserve a unique culture but Cantonese is marginalised by authorities in southern China.</p> -
2 Nov 2018
Deng’s ghost haunts Xi, as Maoism makes a return
Clouds loom over China as economic growth slows and the effects of the trade war with US take hold. -
31 Oct 2018
Melbourne joins the Belt-and-Road
Maybe a state-level decision will be a circuit-breaker for Australia’s befuddled approach to China’s signature policy. -
29 Oct 2018
With Trump in Mind, China Realigns
<p>America's anti-China trade policies are compelling China to realign.</p> -
24 Oct 2018
Pakistan: indebted to China, Saudi Arabia, and IMF
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Kahn slammed the IMF during his election campaign and then sought a bailout - why? -
23 Oct 2018
Friends like these … allies and the Pence speech
The US may have to adjust its goals and means to obtain full allied support for its China policy, and what about Trump? -
22 Oct 2018
Vietnam’s quandary: red or green?
Vietnam is caught between Chinese rocks and a climate change hard place – and looks to partners like Australia for help. -
22 Oct 2018
Thawing tensions in the Himalaya
Geopolitics are transforming this influential region politically, culturally, linguistically, and environmentally. -
19 Oct 2018
Killing Chimerica
“Decoupling” the deep economic entwinement with China is increasingly seen as vital to US security. -
18 Oct 2018
The geopolitics of China’s tax reforms
Any government – even in the People’s Republic – has to be wary about changing income tax rules. -
18 Oct 2018
Mahathir: Uighurs “have done nothing wrong”
Countries are struggling to navigate the issues – trying to please Beijing, the Uighurs, and respect human rights. -
17 Oct 2018
China: how big tech is learning to love the party
The Communist Party has cemented its presence in leading tech firms, heralding a new age for private companies. -
16 Oct 2018
Decoding the bombshell story for China
Right or wrong, claims Beijing hacked computer chips has accelerated a push to cut out China from US supply chains. -
15 Oct 2018
Shifting sands in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is being drained of it’s language, freedom of speech, and now it’s surrounding seas. Is a brain-drain next? -
12 Oct 2018
See the difference: CGTN’s Australian gambit
<p>China’s broadcasters are spruiking, but overseas propaganda is more to benefit bosses back in Beijing.</p> -
9 Oct 2018
Xi Jinping Thought, beaming live tonight
<p>A new show aimed at millennials aims to bring Xi Thought to a new generation and make socialism kind of cool.</p> -
9 Oct 2018
Will geopolitics trump trade?
Ships and chips and an adversarial strategy exacerbate the likelihood of a Sino-American trade war. -
8 Oct 2018
Pence on China: reviving a neoconservative dream
What amounts to bringing about the “end of history” by repetition has been a persistent temptation for neocons. -
5 Oct 2018
“Chinese rice bowl!” Backing state-run enterprise
Xi Jinping toured northeast China to assure troubled conglomerates and push self-reliance in the face of a US trade war. -
24 Sep 2018
The Chinese box office dilemma
Chinese film audiences are growing, but box office data is being manipulated to promote underperforming domestic films. -
21 Sep 2018
China’s aid: the image boost
Beijing seeks to polish its global brand through efforts in Africa and a willingness to cooperate, but more is needed. -
17 Sep 2018
China’s arms trade: a rival for global influence?
While a challenge to US influence in Asia, Beijing’s ambitions for military sales in Africa look to driven by dollars. -
14 Sep 2018
Belt and Road: more than just a brand
Ambiguity is deliberate to the way BRI has been rolled out, but it has all signs of a gargantuan-scaled grand strategy. -
14 Sep 2018
The Sino-Russian entente
While a formal alliance is out of the question, the West for too long assumed Beijing and Moscow are fundamental rivals. -
13 Sep 2018
Where next, Jack Ma?
In Xi Jinping’s China, only one star shines most brightly, making times less friendly for charismatic business leaders. -
12 Sep 2018
China’s Muslim ban
Comparatively little global outrage has been raised about Beijing’s draconian and comprehensive control of Muslim life. -
12 Sep 2018
How Taiwan deters China – and can do better yet
Far from a “lost cause”, the Asia Power Index demonstrates the chance Taiwan has to strengthen its defence networks. -
11 Sep 2018
PNG: new friend versus old, APEC and polio
Australia and China are playing out an aid-funded geostrategic dance, with Port Moresby the chosen venue. -
11 Sep 2018
China’s trans-Himalayan tango with Nepal
After Doklam, confrontation has given way to economic contest, and perhaps the real China-India rivalry is yet to start. -
10 Sep 2018
Political blackmail in the Taiwan-China contest
Countries with diplomatic ties to Taiwan are blackmailing Taipei before ditching ties in favour of Beijing. -
6 Sep 2018
China’s tech bubble
As debts mount and liquidity begins to dry up, it will soon become clear how much the growth of tech start-ups was fact. -
5 Sep 2018
The threat within: Pakistan’s ties to China
A suicide attack on a convoy of Chinese engineers in Balochistan threatens to have far reaching economic consequences. -
5 Sep 2018
Lies, damn lies, and Chinese statistics
No one metric is ever going to be a good proxy for China, the place is just too complicated to be boiled down. -
4 Sep 2018
Will Solomon Islands abandon Taiwan?
Taipei will find it increasingly hard to dispel the intangible sense the tide of history is running in China’s favour. -
31 Aug 2018
Chinese “birth tourism” shows citizenship evolves
Pregnant mothers seeking US citizenship for kids raises compelling questions about belonging but is hardly nefarious.