Lowy Institute
Opinion
Pacific diplomacy
Australia’s arm-wrestle with China is all over the billboards
Anyone who doubts Australia and China are in what Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong called a “permanent contest” in the Pacific needs to think again.
- by Richard McGregor
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China’s cash promises in South-East Asia are coming up short, report says
President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, immediately winning over many foreign governments with promises of unprecedented investment.
- by Zach Hope
Philippines’ Marcos Jr gets red carpet treatment in Australia
The son of notorious dictator Ferdinand Marcos is the only South-East Asian leader to take the Lowy Institute’s stage during next week’s ASEAN summit.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Former Wallabies skipper Phil Kearns gets some extra mojo
Kearns is CEO of home builder AV Jennings, which like the Wallabies, is well past its glory days.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Opinion
US politics
The Bidens gave Albanese vital assurance and a polite prod. Oh, and tennis shoes
The human element is bonus, not business. The real reason for the greater Australian priority is China.
- by Peter Hartcher
This top analyst’s boss disagrees ‘entirely’ with his views. Turnbull said it was essential reading
Sam Roggeveen is firing rhetorical torpedoes at Australia’s cosy consensus on defence and stirring up debate with his provocative new book, The Echidna Strategy.
- by Matthew Knott
‘Australians know’: Germany warns against relying on Beijing
Germany’s foreign minister has praised Australia for serving as a role model on how to withstand attempted Chinese economic coercion.
- by Matthew Knott
How Chinese-Australian views differ on AUKUS, Taiwan and Xi Jinping
Chinese Australians feel increasingly positive about life in Australia, but an annual survey has found their views on some issues differ significantly from the broader population.
- by Matthew Knott
China’s influence in Asia plummets as Australia gains on Russia
China has registered the largest power decline of any country in Asia because of hardline COVID rules, while Australia is closer to overtaking Russia.
- by Matthew Knott
‘The world is bloody messy’: Ardern softens stance on China
The NZ prime minister warned against isolating China unnecessarily, and argued against viewing the war in Ukraine as a contest between democracy and autocracy.
- by Matthew Knott
What kind of Australian is Scott Morrison, and how has that shaped foreign policy?
In a new book, political commentator Paul Kelly focuses on Morrison’s mission and motives – but it suffers from muddled thinking.
- by Ken Haley
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