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.

Explaining Australia–Japan security cooperation and its prospects: ‘the interests that bind?’

MICHAEL HEAZLE AND YUKI TATSUMI  | Despite the recent rapid growth in Australia–Japan security ties and formal recognition of the common interests driving the… Read More

The Australia­­–India–Japan trilateral: converging interests… and converging perceptions?

IAN HALL | Back in 1967, the Australian National University held a conference on the theme, India, Japan, Australia: Partners in Asia? It was… Read More

Australian airpower’s tough South China Sea challenge

PETER LAYTON | The RAAF is in the midst of a large-scale replacement program but the strategic goalposts have just changed mid-game. Two major events… Read More

Why Australia and Japan need a Plan B

MICHAEL HEAZLE AND ANDREW O’NEIL  | Concern over the possible decline of US power and the resilience of its commitment to underwriting security in… Read More

The Griffith-Tsinghua conference: Chinese scholars debate international relations

On December 11-12, 2016, Griffith University and Tsinghua University successfully hosted a two-day conference entitled, “Chinese Scholars Debate International Relations” in Beijing, China. With generous… Read More

Banking on growth models

Perhaps one of the most perplexing issues to haunt China’s political economy has been the fact that rapid economic growth has been achieved on the… Read More

Trump’s Twitter diplomacy troubles US–China relations

PETER LAYTON | As President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration approached, tensions in the South China Sea have continued to evolve. In mid-December it became apparent that… Read More

Let’s face it, China’s military now dominates ASEAN

Over the last year, there has been a sharp regional strategic shift. In the South China Sea, China has built six large islands, three… Read More

China is creeping south and it is time we acted

PETER LAYTON | In the South China Sea dispute, Australia remains trapped in the past. Since Australia developed its strategy, China has built six large… Read More

Trump haunts China’s dreams

China’s fortunes may or may not be blessed by Donald Trump’s victory in the US election earlier this month. Just as there are three potentially… Read More

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Our research focuses on the trade and business, politics, governance, security, economies and development of the Asia Pacific and their significance for Australia. Griffith University is committed to advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across the region.