Solving Northeast Asian security
North Korea’s fifth nuclear test in early September 2016 has intensified the security predicament in Northeast Asia. China faces a strategic dilemma: deal with North… 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.
How smart is China’s media diplomacy?
Amidst increasing unease regarding the attempts of Chinese organisations and individuals to purchase political influence in Australia, a newly published article by Griffith academic and… Read More
Asian Fault Lines and Rising Democracies: How Friendly Powers Can Safeguard Asia’s Liberal Order
Presented by Dr Dan Twining, Senior Fellow for Asia, The German Marshall Fund of the United States Conflict in the South and East China Seas could be… Read More
Tributary deference to China not in our interests
Former prime minister Paul Keating’s intervention that Australia needs to work harder to accommodate China’s rise highlights the importance of having an informed national debate… Read More
Managing a revisionist China
MICHAEL HEAZLE | In the wake of China’s ongoing attempts to claim maritime rights over practically the whole of the South China Sea, its… Read More
Fostering collaborative research: Improving patient care in China
In 2014, Dr Frances Lin was awarded a Griffith University – Peking University Collaborative Research Scheme Grant. Her research expertise is in patient safety in… Read More
South China Sea ruling won’t improve regional security
The Permanent Court of Arbitration’s (PCA) ruling in the South China Sea case filed by the Philippines has been labelled a ‘sweeping victory’ against China. Read More
How Chinese scholars think about Chinese foreign policy
Since the 2008 global financial crisis China’s diplomacy has moved towards a more confident or even assertive direction in international politics (He and Feng 2012;… Read More
How could China bargain for a peaceful accommodation?
China’s rise is a bargaining process between China and the outside world—especially with the United States. This article suggests two strategies, “socialization” and “legitimation,” which… Read More
Explaining United States–China relations: Neoclassical realism and the nexus of threat–interest perceptions
As Aaron Friedberg points out, ‘whether for better or for ill, the most significant bilateral international relationship over the course of the next several decades… Read More
