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International Kerry Brown & Marya Shakil 4 March 2016 Is the world big enough for both of them, ask Kerry Brown and Marya Shakil
International Kerry Brown 28 November 2015 Chinese investment’s image problem is fuelling an overreaction in Australia and elsewhere, writes Kerry Brown International Linda Jaivin 5 November 2015 Xi Jinping has made clear the Party’s views about the role of artists, writes Linda Jaivin. But it’s unclear what they will mean in practice Books & arts Graeme Dobell 20 October 2015 Books | Even if the Asian century is peaceful that doesn’t mean it will be harmonious, writes Graeme Dobell International Kerry Brown 6 October 2015 Unrest in Hong Kong is as much about poor management of urban challenges as it is about democracy, writes Kerry Brown
Kerry Brown 23 September 2015 Xi Jinping’s attack on corruption has an important economic goal, writes Kerry Brown in Chengdu
Books & arts Graeme Smith 18 September 2015 Books | Graeme Smith compares Howard French’s vivid account of China in Africa with his own research among Chinese migrants in the Pacific International Tim Colebatch 25 August 2015 An aversion to reform is not unique to democracies, writes Tim Colebatch. It’s getting in the way of China’s efforts to adjust to a new economic reality International Kerry Brown 25 August 2015 Hong Kong is testing the limits of a hybrid system tailored to the needs of Mainland China, writes Kerry Brown. And the results will be closely watched in the West Books & arts John Fitzgerald 11 August 2015 Books | Political philosopher Daniel A. Bell wants us to see China as a meritocracy-in-progress, writes John Fitzgerald. But is he really defending autocracy?
International Kerry Brown 14 July 2015 A small country? Australia is underselling itself in its dealings with the United States and China, argues Kerry Brown
National affairs Tim Colebatch 10 July 2015 China, Indonesia and other countries in the region come out of the IMF’s latest analysis looking quite a lot bigger, writes Tim Colebatch in the first of… International Kerry Brown 15 June 2015 China is still working from a position of weakness, writes Kerry Brown. But it’s planning for a different kind of power International Kerry Brown 19 May 2015 China is looking to its west for trade in goods, services and ideas, writes Kerry Brown, and cities like Xi’an could become the new Shanghais International Kerry Brown 8 April 2015 China is beginning to recognise that a complex economy demands nuanced policies, writes Kerry Brown. But the shift could be rocky
International Kerry Brown 13 March 2015 Xi Jinping’s immense power is looking for a focus, writes Kerry Brown. That provides opportunities for China’s neighbours and the rest of the world
Books & arts Dean Ashenden 12 February 2015 Books | An American polemic about Chinese schools and OECD league tables exposes problems closer to home, argues Dean Ashenden International Kerry Brown 3 February 2015 Although China and the United States can seem absorbed in themselves and one another, countries like Australia can still contribute to the conversation, writes Kerry Brown International Kerry Brown 8 January 2015 The ruthless political system portrayed in the hit TV series has striking resonances in China’s centres of power, writes Kerry Brown Duncan Hewitt 22 December 2014 The sense of a new political awareness was tangible in the last days of the Hong Kong protest, writes Duncan Hewitt. The challenge will be find a way forward without…
Books & arts John Fitzgerald 9 December 2014 Evan Osnos has written a remarkable book about the world’s most populous country, writes John Fitzgerald. But is it too distinctively an American view?
International Kerry Brown 25 November 2014 When the going gets tough, it’s clear that Australia really doesn’t have a fully-developed policy towards China, writes Kerry Brown International Kerry Brown 30 October 2014 Taiwan’s binary politics is being disrupted by a third force, writes Kerry Brown, and Beijing is watching closely Essays & reportage Billy Griffiths 22 October 2014 Gough Whitlam’s visit to China in 1971 was a turning point in relations between the two countries. But luck also played a part in this audacious mission International Kerry Brown 6 October 2014 Whatever the outcome of the current battle, Hong Kong’s protesters have the advantage in the longer-term war for rights and freedoms, writes Kerry Brown
Duncan Hewitt 3 October 2014 China’s hardening response to protesters could radicalise a whole generation, reports Duncan Hewitt in Hong Kong
International Kerry Brown 1 September 2014 Caught between China and Russia, Mongolia is trying to exploit economic opportunities without losing sovereignty, reports Kerry Brown Books & arts Graeme Dobell 25 July 2014 A contest is under way, writes Graeme Dobell, but it will be more like a nineteenth-century battle than a twentieth-century clash International Kerry Brown 18 July 2014 A controversial new biography of Xi Jinping fundamentally misunderstands the nature of China’s leadership, argues Kerry Brown International Nicholas Farrelly 3 July 2014 Myanmar is in the thick of the Asian century, writes Nicholas Farrelly