China Brief: Taiwan election 2016: A new era
At the 15th of March 2016 China Brief, Professor CL Chiou a veteran in Taiwanese politics shared his perspectives on the Taiwan election held earlier… 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.
From state predation to market extraction: The political economy of China’s rural finance, 1979–2012
Despite some progress in the past three decades, China’s rural economy still suffers from a lack of sound financial intermediation in terms of the coverage,… Read More
Japanese subs: A once-in-a-generation opportunity
MICHAEL HEAZLE | Hugh White’s piece in the Fairfax media last week on the strategic perils of Australia buying Japanese submarines is long… Read More
Shaping Futures – Asia Future Fellows program for undergraduates
As a 24 year old student applying for what at the time I simply perceived to be a free trip to China, I had no… Read More
Securing the seas, securing the state: Hope, danger and the politics of order in the Asia-Pacific
More than ‘regional integration’, the ‘power shift’ towards China and ‘Asia’ has come to dominate the debates about the Asia-Pacific and global order. As the… Read More
Strengthening relationship with Chukyo University
International relations with Chukyo University (CKU), Japan, extend back to 1998 when the first Exchange Agreement was signed with Griffith University. Since then students from… Read More
Tourism Confucius Institute international symposium – Governance in contemporary China
The Tourism Confucius Institute at Griffith University held an international symposium on 29 March 2016. The theme of the International Symposium was “Governance in Contemporary… Read More
America’s air supremacy Is fading fast
PETER LAYTON | American air supremacy is in a bear market of long-term decline with no end in sight. The RAND Corporation recently determined:… Read More
The third age of Australian Defence White Papers continues
PETER LAYTON | There’s always a certain anticlimax when the latest Defence White Paper is released. The once-feverish anticipation eases as firm plans are set… Read More
North Korea’s nuclear agenda challenges US engagement in Asia
So far this year, North Korea has tested its fourth nuclear device, launched yet another thinly veiled intercontinental ballistic missile test and stepped up threats… Read More
