China - Newspaper Articles & Oped

The World According to Xi Jinping

October 2022

In this article, Kevin Rudd analyses the Chinese Premier’s worldview and his strategic ambitions for China.

China Believes that America is Forging Alliances to Stop its Rise

September 2021

This article in the Economist discusses how the maritime alliance between Australia, United States of America and the United Kingdom (AUKUS) confirms China’s suspicions about America.

The Indo-Pacific, the Quad and the Reality of Chinese Power

September 2021

The following article published in the East Asia Forum discusses the conception of the Indo-Pacific and to what extent it was constructed to counterbalance China.

Australia and China: Understanding the Reality Check

October 2018

In this paper, Dr. Rory Medcalf analyses the drivers of the of the reality check that Australia got between 2016 – 2018, examines key events and presents a path forward on how Canberra should engage with Beijing.