September 2021
Frydenberg pushes business to adopt ‘China-plus’ plan
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will urge Australian companies to bolster their resilience against increasingly aggressive strategic competition from Beijing.
June 2021
Condescension and confidence could be Xi’s Achilles heel
Xi Jinping’s admirers believe he can lead the country to a new era. Critics say he has erased all checks and balances.
August 2020
PM strikes the right balance in managing China ties
Allowing the federal government to terminate deals with foreign powers is better than going down the Trump road of bans and aggressive decoupling from China.
January 2020
Viral cracks showing in China's veneer of stability
The coronavirus outbreak shows that despite the power of the Communist Party, China remains riddled with vulnerabilities that no amount of censorship can hide.