One of life’s great pleasures: watching a scholar unpack their rigorous, deep-dive research with flair and empathy. Your book launch tonight was a 10/10, Elizabeth O’Brien Ingleson! Congratulations!

#China Premier Li set to visit #Australia in June, lobster ban expected to be axed sc.mp/oimgx?utm_sour… via @scmpnews

Great day in the studio today at University of Sydney, recording THREE new Debate@Go8 podcast eps with A/Prof Michael Buckland from Brain & Mind Centre, Prof James Laurenceson 罗震 from Australia-China Relations Institute and Prof Stephen Simpson from Charles Perkins Centre.
Vicki Thomson #Go8 Mark Scott Prof Lisa Adkins

#EXCLUSIVE : Chinese spies have identified an Australian research institute as a priority target in their cyber-attack operations, with The Nightly able to confirm messages about our nation.

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Australian wine producers can finally sell to China again – but things have changed in the Chinese wine market.

As Weihuan Zhou (@UNSW) + James Laurenceson 罗震 (@UTSEngage) explain, producers will now face stiff competition and a significantly smaller market. theconversation.com/china-has-fina…

'The removal of tariffs has stirred industry hopes for some relief. But while we’ve been away, things have changed in the Chinese wine market, and challenges lie ahead,' writes James Laurenceson 罗震 and Weihuan Zhou in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand bit.ly/3vD7BO5

1: Sorry, but Emanuel is really very naive about the region he is currently working in if he actually believes this is the end of the story. For one, the region is fragmented in many ways. It is not in Cold War-like bipolarity. carnegieendowment.org/2020/09/09/asi…

Another great collaboration with James Laurenceson 罗震 The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand unpacking the challenges and opportunities after China’s tariffs on Australian wine, and indeed another proof of progress in the bilateral relationship. CIBEL @ UNSW Law & Justice CIBEL @ UNSW Law & Justice

NEW: in ⁦The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand⁩, ⁦Weihuan Zhou⁩ and I look at the prospects of Australian wine re-entering the Chinese market now that the tariffs are gone, as well as some of the broader lessons from the experience since 2020. ⁦UTS⁩ theconversation.com/china-has-fina…

China's youth unemployment data is extremely misleading, here's why:
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Beyond strident Spokesperson发言人办公室 comments, it was never expected that Japan's possible inclusion in the #AUKUS pact would elicit a harsh response from Beijing. The risk for Australia is that what gets elevated is symbolism and 'attitude' rather than capability. thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/…

Pleased to contribute to this data-driven piece by Michael Smith on the connections between Australia and China beyond trade. There's growing evidence that Australian researchers are now shying away from seeking ARC funding for collaborations with Chinese colleagues.

On declining AU research partnerships with the PRC, James Laurenceson 罗震 tells Financial Review that Australian universities and organisations are holding back on collaborations because of fears their work could be undermined by security concerns bit.ly/4aNy6ir

A MUST LISTEN. Swift tells Jane Perlez that China is not a ‘near peer competitor’ but a ‘peer’ competitor of the US. Perlez and Mitter agree this will send a shudder down Washington spines. As Mitter says, Swift is basically saying China is an equal.

Xu Gao, Chief Economist at Bank of China International, highlights the extensive presence of SOEs in China, whose profits and dividends primarily flow to the state rather than households. This has caused 1⃣obstructed channel of income transfer between...
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'The AUKUS debate is incredibly important. But a reshaping of New Zealand’s foreign policy is already happening in other ways' - my latest column is now available to read on The Diplomat: thediplomat.com/2024/04/aukus-…

Pleased to have been involved in the re-launch of the FCCC in 1980 after it was shut down in the Mao-era. Good to see it's challenging restrictions and harrassment under which foreign correspondents operate, as we did in those early days 👇

Thank you to those who attended UTS:ACRI's event on April 4 'Reassessing Australia-China ties in Antarctica' with panellists Tony Press, Dr Elizabeth Buchanan and Chen Xi and moderator James Laurenceson 罗震. Video, audio, transcript are available: bit.ly/3TyvT3l

We express sincere welcome the bipartisan parliamentary delegation of Shayne Neumann , Andrew Wallace, Julian Hill MP , Dave Sharma and Angie Bell MP to visit Taiwan, demonstrating the high level of support and deepening the mutually beneficial relationship between TW & AUS.

'The Wong–Wang exchange civilly covered the expected ground...But again it accentuated the expectations gap...between Canberra and Beijing’s respective ambitions for the bilateral relationship,' writes Elena Collinson in East Asia Forum bit.ly/3TNpn9a