The Chinese military’s latest promotion of new generals should not be viewed simply as an effort to fill vacancies but as part of its reconstruction following purges of senior leadership. These changes highlight that President …
From 1 July, work undertaken lawfully in Australia by journalists, think tank analysts, academics and others may be characterised as criminal under Chinese law. China’s new Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law claims legal authority …
At the centre of the web is the China Council for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification. It creates a statement or a political line, and ‘peaceful reunification’ bodies all over the world act as …
By decisively consolidating his personal power, President Xi Jinping’s latest purge of senior military leadership increases strategic risk for Australia and the rest of the Indo-Pacific. The investigation of two of China’s most senior military …
Taiwan has an inadvertent, rarely acknowledged role in global affairs: it’s a kind of sponge, soaking up much of China’s political, military and diplomatic efforts. Taiwan absorbs Chinese power of persuasion and coercion that won’t …




