Inside Story

National Affairs Hear that ticking? Michael Gill 22 March 2018 Finance’s share of the Australian economy is higher than ever, leaving us vulnerable to a growing global liquidity bubble Books & Arts What are we talking about when we talk about China? John Fitzgerald 15 March 2018 Books | Is China a different kind of democracy, or simply a self-preserving one-party state? International Beijing’s black box Kerry Brown 9 March 2018 Decision-making among the Chinese elite is as hard to read as it’s ever been, and the uncertainty extends to the character of the president himself Books & Arts Up to a point, Professor Hamilton Frank Bongiorno 8 March 2018 Books | Has Clive Hamilton written what one critic called a “McCarthyist manifesto”?

International The calm before the storm? Kerry Brown 28 October 2017 What did an orderly party congress reveal about China’s priorities for the next half-decade? International China in the Pacific: a question of influence Graeme Smith 16 October 2017 Exaggerated fears about China’s intentions reflect a misunderstanding of what’s happening in the region International Chinese policing on show Graeme Smith 5 October 2017 Large-scale arrests by Chinese police in Fiji throw light on China’s justice system International Few bright spots for press freedom in Southeast Asia Luke Hunt 4 October 2017 Is China’s harsh brand of media control serving as a role model for its neighbours?

International Territory trouble Louise Merrington 12 July 2017 Despite more than a century of negotiations, the China–India border dispute has flared again, this time under two strongly nationalist leaders Correspondents Korean wave runs aground on China’s rocky shore Duncan Hewitt 18 May 2017 The THAAD missile controversy has provoked anger in Beijing and consternation in Korea, and has even dented China’s love affair with Korean TV dramas International “Offensive, defensive, everything” Andy Butfoy 9 March 2017 Character and content can be hard to disentangle in assessing Donald Trump’s international security policies International We must all be China-watchers now Kerry Brown 8 March 2017 With the West in flux, China’s nineteenth party congress will be closely observed