Australian connection shows North Korea’s global web of strength
The arrest on 16 December of alleged North Korean agent Choi Han Chan on charges under the Commonwealth Weapons of Mass Destruction Act underscores the… Read More
Region | China and Northeast Asia
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View our expert commentary and informed analysis on the latest developments in Northeast Asia, including China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, North Korea, Mongolia and Hong Kong.
Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road: A potent symbol of change
COLIN MACKERRAS | At a time when globalisation from the West appears to be in retreat, the Belt and Road Initiative is a potent… Read More
How deep is Australia’s foreign policy bipartisanship?
In the flurry of commentary about Australia’s latest Foreign Policy White Paper there has been some talk on the apparent bipartisan support that the document… Read More
Free trade with Chinese characteristics: Let the buyer beware
PETER LAYTON | Canada will seek a free trade agreement with China – only the timing is uncertain. Integrating with the world’s largest economy… Read More
Establish amazing connections
The Asia Future Fellows program is an annual program designed to offer students from Griffith University and Peking University an opportunity to enrich their studies… Read More
Other peoples’ air power: Air power with Chinese characteristics
PETER LAYTON | Peter Layton’s series on other peoples’ air power has included an examination of Islamic State’s use of unmanned aircraft and the employment… Read More
Treading a fine line between voicing concerns and building bridges with China
Even a cursory reading reveals a number of noteworthy aspects of the newly released White Paper. First, compared with the previous two white papers on… Read More
Australia’s search for a China policy
IAN HALL | The Sydney Morning Herald journalist Peter Hartcher recently opined that for all Donald J. Trump’s manifest faults, the President has done one good… Read More
Wang Huning: China’s antidote to strongman politics
In international politics, the concept of “soft power” is already well known. But in the Chinese domestic domain, the contest for power is often dominated… Read More
How should Australia defend itself against a rising China?
PETER LAYTON | The rise of China is the big international relations issue of our time. Unsurprisingly then, various solutions have been suggested to the… Read More
