That Beijing sent its top brass to celebrate the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations suggests China is interested in wider strategic engagement – a challenge Australia must accept if it is to thrive in the Asian Century, writes Laurie Pearcey.
Mukhlis Mah and Roanna Gonsalves will spend next year studying and working in Asia, after winning Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Awards for high-achieving students.
China expert Laurie Pearcey has been jointly appointed the inaugural Director of China Strategy and Development and Director of the Confucius Institute.
With the combined fortunes of commodity producers and the federal budget increasingly tied to Chinese demand, Australia has much riding on the leadership transition, writes Laurie Pearcey.
China needs creative solutions to the problems that unprecedented numbers of young men will cause as they come of age in the next two decades, argues Rob Brooks.
For 20 years China's foreign policies were a model of the subtle but effective pursuit of self-interest. But in the past two years, they have seemingly lost the plot, writes Ross Buckley.
The viability of Australia’s strategy to sustain good relations with India and China has been debated in a public lecture by security expert, Rory Medcalf.
Australia and the United States should not be afraid to shine a spotlight on nations in the region that fall short on their human rights obligations, US Ambassador Jeffrey Bleich has told a UNSW audience.
The Australian government should be exploring opportunities for closer strategic partnerships with a number of Southeast Asian states, according to a key report just published by UNSW@ADFA academic Carl Thayer.
UNSW was the first university in the world to offer scholarships to help equip Sichuan's next generation with skills for rebuilding their province following last year's earthquake.
