Were the US to come up against China in a war in the Pacific, indications are that Washington would have the worse of the exchanges. (more…)
Category: China
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China takes a softly-softly approach to diplomacy in the US
China’s ambassador to Washington, Xie Feng has adopted a less assertive approach than some of his predecessors. (more…)
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‘Strategic clarity’ over Taiwan is just so much American bombast
Ally or not, no one with a decent sense of self-preservation can afford to take a security guarantee by the United States at face value nowadays. (more…)
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Grounds for optimism over bilateral ties with China
As living in another country shows, mutual understanding is built on respect and openness. (more…)
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Build-up to the ultimate surveillance state has just begun
While most of us are transfixed daily by more horrific atrocities, potentially deadlier operations are likely to far outlast the genocide in Gaza. (more…)
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China and the art of war
I have a love-hate relationship with China. As a university student, I was entranced by China’s history and rich culture. (more…)
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Shangri-la is not Shangri-la
Asia, and China’s relationship with Asia, is a more complex environment than that understood by Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump and many in the West. This Shangri-la dialogue sought false friendship, and portended little peace and tranquillity. (more…)
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Navigating a world of revisionist powers
We are living in a world with three leading great powers — all with explicitly revisionist aims when it comes to the international “rules-based order”. (more…)
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Marles’ tough guy tosh hurts Australia
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles is a provocateur. His hawkish language kindles military confrontation between the United States and the Peoples’ Republic of China. (more…)
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China – A country on the move
I have just returned from a four-week holiday in China, my first visit ever. Wow! (more…)
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China-US trade deal: The ‘win’ belongs to globalisation
In a breakthrough for global trade, China and the United States concluded ice-breaking talks in Geneva with a deal to temporarily roll back tariffs and create a new bilateral consultation mechanism. (more…)
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Our retreat from Asia has become a rout
On almost every measure, Australia has gone backwards on engaging with our region, and particularly with China, and it is time to do something about it. (more…)
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China’s calm response to US’ impulsive tariffs gets noticed
Shortly after China and the United States announced tariff adjustment measures in Geneva, Switzerland, Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist Aron Solomon argued in a Newsweek article that the US now has an administration that “governs not with strategy, but with impulse”. (more…)
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Closer ASEAN ties can help China counter US militarisation of region
However, Beijing’s foreign policy and economic agenda are at cross purposes, with nations in the bloc suffering from chronic trade deficits. (more…)
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Australia and China can power up Southeast Asia’s green energy transition
Australia and China share key interests in Southeast Asia in the context of a global green transition and great power rivalry. (more…)
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Beijing’s global vision takes shape in Africa
Mao Zedong once famously declared that “political power grows out of the barrel of a gun”. But almost a century later, China realises that triumphing in an increasingly multipolar world also requires shaping public opinion. Accordingly, Beijing is rearranging its foreign policy outlook – especially in Africa. (more…)
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China and renewable energy: Dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
China’s deployment of renewable energy technologies is spectacular and globally dominant, but is not its primary focus. (more…)
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Trump’s USAID cuts only accelerate the West’s miserly convergence with China
Critics of the Trump administration’s assault on foreign aid warn that it will undermine the United States’ capacity to compete with China. (more…)
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Shell-shocked voters of US allies choose stability over disruption
Rather than left- or right-leaning political parties, citizens in Singapore, Australia and Canada chose “steady hands” to navigate geopolitical turbulence. (more…)
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China touts new law as foundation for private sector growth
A week after the passage of a law on China’s private economy, officials said the bill would “unleash” the potential of the non-state sector. (more…)
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Four World War II myths: Ignoring China, downplaying Russia’s role
As the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches in 2025, the vital contributions of China and Russia remain largely overlooked by the West, just as they have always been. (more…)
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Trump shoves Indonesia into China’s hands
Jakarta is not a charmer, but her assets are attractive. Beijing and Washington have long been wooing the Indonesian capital for her strategic power and influence. (more…)
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Who’s afraid of big, bad China?
Be afraid, be very afraid. But not of China. To the contrary, the proper management of co-operative relations with China is essential to Australia’s future. (more…)
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Thanks to Trump, China has the cards it needs to win the trade war
Trump’s actions have left nations feeling betrayed while accelerating China’s self-sufficiency. These, plus Beijing’s rare earth dominance, could spell victory. (more…)
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Trump is the symptom of a deeper American malaise
The US president’s disruptive policies reveal a superpower unsettled by its waning dominance. (more…)
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‘This ship changes the game’: World’s largest all-electric ferry launches in Tasmania
The world’s largest 100% battery electric ship has been officially launched at a shipyard in Hobart and is almost ready for service in South American waters, where it will ferry up to 2100 passengers and 225 vehicles between Argentina and Uruguay. (more…)
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Nine’s feeble bid for a China poll beat-up fails miserably: Anti-China Media Watch
Chinese Communist Party-linked minions are being employed to quash Dutton’s hopes of electoral victory; LNP senator free to make spy allegations; Chinese-built tugboats threaten our sovereignty; and the awful truth emerges – most Australians don’t fear China. (more…)
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Who holds the better cards – China or the US?
The mainstream Western media and global, alternative media outlets have been delivering a remarkable converging stream of blistering commentary since 2 April on what is now widely called, even by The Economist, Trump’s tariff tantrum. (more…)
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China’s not-so-quiet energy revolution: Towards the world’s first industrial electrostate
In 2023, China increased its deployment of solar and wind energy three-fold. This trend accelerated in 2024, with China installing nearly 65% of the world’s new low emission energy electricity generation.
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Framing the future: Australia’s China policy in the lead-up to the 2025 election
In the lead-up to the Australia election, new research examines the ALP and Coalition messaging and policy on the People’s Republic of China. (more…)