The Belt and Road Initiative is foremost a marketing tool, often applied retrospectively, and aimed at a home audience.

<p>Blocking Chinese telecommunications firms from the new mobile network again exposes a wider trust problem.</p>

<p>Hosting a fringe party leader promoting Hong Kong independence drew Beijing’s ire.</p>

Tackling a difficult problem might pave a way for wider cooperation between China, Australia, and New Zealand.

State control of the internet in China is a story of fragmentation and arbitrary shifts.

Xi Jinping has pickpocketed from the Deng Xiaoping era, while diminishing the man hailed as the “Architect of Reform”.

China’s debt, not an unwillingness to adopt Chinese standards, may be the greatest obstacle to the BRI.

Encouraging indigenous innovation is laudable but should not be conflated with technology nativism and protectionism.

Beijing’s attempts to appeal to young Chinese Singaporeans may fall on deaf ears.

China appears to be stepping up its maritime capacity-building efforts.

Several Southeast Asian nations fall short of adhering to a “rules-based order” and may not be the hedge against China.

No one is much paying heed but understanding this concept might be key to comprehending a China-led international order.

Amid whispers of possible infighting, President Xi Jinping remains powerful while Premier Li Keqiang seeks gains.

Beneficiaries should be wary of the gap between Beijing’s rhetorical promises and the reality of its investments.

Beijing is seeking to consolidate influence in a historically French-dominated region.

Population ageing in China opens a new window for African development – and the wider world should pay attention, too.

In his trade war, Donald Trump’s maximum pressure tactics look likely to prove highly counterproductive.

The PLA-N is growing rapidly, raising problems for personnel and the integration of new capabilities into the service.

Separating the PRC and Hong Kong when calculating Chinese investment in the Philippines has major consequences.

Whereas in 1996 America’s affirmations of support for Taiwan were genuine, they are now a bluff.

Doing business with China means being able to say no when the conditions for Australia become too onerous.

Speaking with insiders and outsiders offers a remarkable insight into this famously mysterious company.

The US is in trade rows with all of its major trading partners at once.

Both regions would benefit from exchanges to strengthen democratic resilience in the face of Chinese influence.

China still faces daunting development challenges and it will take many decades to close the asset gap with Western countries.

Australia should use an important opportunity at the UN Human Rights Council to condemn the extrajudicial detention of up to one million Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China.

The countries are expanding bilateral relations in the energy, investment, and security sectors.

China’s political elite know that this is only the beginning, but have several reasons to be pleased.

Australians have been passengers, if not active participants, in our own polarisation.

Beijing’s nomenclature belligerence may actually be working in Tapei’s favour.

“Yellow is Forbidden” tells the story of Chinese fashion standing side by side with European fashion houses.

After the South China Sea, Beijing’s “salami slicing” strategy is moving along Southeast Asia’s longest river.

A love of country is not always synonymous with an endorsement of the government when speaking with Chinese students in Australia.

Taiwan would be well advised to improve its defences and make itself a tough nut to crack.

The relationship is getting harder to manage, but this difficulty is not an inherently bad thing.

Small states are hardly just vulnerable victims, but often leverage their geopolitical importance to gain tremendous bargaining power.

Reintroducing one-man rule in China is not only creating political tensions, but also leading to bad macroeconomic policy – and Australia should prepare for the consequences.

The 2008 disaster was a marker of China’s sudden illiberal turn and an early sign of Xi Jinping’s attitudes.

The history of Chinese policy in Xinjiang shows the Communist Party has never been averse to repression of ethnic minority opposition and dissent.

While China forges ahead with lunar plans, America regresses.

There’s a common saying in China: we’ll get old before we get rich.

China’s navy has grown dramatically, but not its amphibious forces.

The majority of Chinese students leave Australia’s universities disappointed with the social experience.

The change is the equivalent of VHS versus live streaming, yet the market will not be a decisive factor in China.

China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank clearly does not challenge the global governance status-quo.

Mixed objectives and a focus on so-called fairness are creating unhelpful confusion.

Soon, China will be the only country other than the US to operate more than one large aircraft carrier.

The autonomy of Australian universities must be maintained with safeguards against any undue government influence.

The meeting between Modi and Xi was not a step towards a lasting thaw in relations between Beijing and Delhi.

The Lowy Institute Power Index shows that China remains a lonely superpower. Does that matter?