Growing security concerns in East Asia
China’s increasing influence has profoundly changed the power dynamic in Asia. For decades, its economic growth has outstripped that of Japan and under Xi Jinping, there's also clear ambition to build...
18 Jan 202215min
China, Japan and the Olympics
Chinese athletes brought glory to their country at the Tokyo Olympics through shooting, diving, weight lifting and table tennis. China hopes the Winter Olympics in Beijing will further boost the natio...
11 Jan 202214min
Dramatic changes in the relationship between China and Australia
Ministerial contact between China and Australia was severed in 2021 as a result of a bitter trade dispute, which has impacted exports of Australian wine, barley, lobster, beef and coal to China. On th...
4 Jan 202214min
The outlook for the China-EU relationship in 2022
Europe is shifting its thinking on China in profound ways. The European Union, once criticized as “soft on China'', has now become outspoken on human rights issues and even sent an official parliament...
14 Dec 202114min
How will Olaf Scholz's approach to China be different to that of Angela Merkel?
Big changes are taking place in China's relationship with Germany. Foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, from the Green party, has signalled a more assertive stance, especially on human rights issues, ...
7 Dec 202116min
All guns blazing: the political messages of Chinese war films
The highest grossing films at the Chinese box office are war movies. Wolf Warrior 1 and 2, and The Battle at Lake Changjin, portray heroic Chinese soldiers battling against foreign enemies, including ...
30 Nov 202113min
Expert analysis of the Xi Biden summit
America`s president, Joe Biden, held talks by video link with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping in November 2021. Mr Xi said he was “ready to take active steps” to improve relations between the coun...
23 Nov 202114min
Explaining the thoughts of Xi Jinping on climate change
There was a major breakthrough at the Cop-26 climate change conference when China and the United States issued a joint declaration. They said they would work together to achieve the 1.5C temperature g...
16 Nov 202114min
