Does China present a threat to Australia?
The former foreign minister of Australia, Alexander Downer, says the relationship with China has “fundamentally changed” in the past few decades. “I think it’s become a great deal more dangerous,” he ...
20 Sep 202215min
Do countries have to make a choice between the US and China?
The political systems of China and the United States are based on very different models. This ideological gap affects the way they behave towards each other and also impacts their relations with the r...
13 Sep 202214min
German businesses rethink their China strategy
China and Germany found many reasons to be friendly in the aftermath of the Cold War. China cited the economic advantages to both countries as a win-win situation. Three decades later, relations betwe...
6 Sep 202214min
South Korea and China: Resetting the relationship
For decades, South Korea has sought to maintain harmonious relations with both the US and China. But as the competition between the great powers intensifies, the balancing act has become more tricky. ...
31 Aug 202214min
What gives the Communist Party legitimacy to rule China?
China is a proud nation which plays a key role in many international institutions, including the United Nations. It enjoys diplomatic relations with liberal democracies and when Xi Jinping speaks to J...
23 Aug 202214min
Is China able to broker peace in Ukraine?
Presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers from many countries have urged China to press Russia to stop its military actions in Ukraine. But are they right to assume that a word in Vladimir Put...
16 Aug 202213min
Hong Kong’s battle for freedom
For many decades, people in Hong Kong enjoyed a level of freedom which was in marked contrast to life in other parts of China. Following the end of the British colonial era in 1997, the Communist Part...
9 Aug 202215min
China’s problems with faltering growth and rising debt
One of the loudest messages from the Chinese Communist Party is that it has delivered wealth to citizens by creating an environment in which the economy grows and thrives. However, as a result of the ...
2 Aug 202215min
