In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Dr. Charles Edel joins us to unpack the relationship between Australia and China. Dr. Edel begins by navigating key moments of closeness and tension in the China-Australia relationship. In terms of policies towards China, he highlights the moderate approach of the Australian business community versus the more forwar ... Show More
Jul 31
Echonomics - China Enters the Global Trade System
In this special episode, listen to one of CSIS’s newest podcasts, Echonomics, that investigates how past economic events in Asia continue to impact U.S. policy today. After decades of negotiations, promises to open its markets, and convincing the Chinese people of the country’s n ... Show More
29m 44s
Dec 2022
How threatened is Australia by the rise of China?
Australia’s relations with China have taken a dive in recent years, forcing Canberra to reassess regional security and trade ties. Gideon talks to Michael Fullilove, director of the Lowy Institute, Australia’s leading foreign-policy think-tank, about how Australia is adapting to ... Show More
26m 43s
Jun 2023
Australia's Evolving Defense Strategy
This week, Mike and Jude are joined by Professor Peter Dean, Director of Foreign Policy and Defense at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, and the principal drafter of the Australian government’s recent Defence Strategic Review, to discuss developments i ... Show More
52m 37s
Feb 2024
China-U.S. relations in 2024
In late January, 50 high-profile Australians led by former Australian Foreign Affairs Ministers, Bob Carr and Gareth Evans, called on the government to take actions to defuse tensions between the United States and China. They said they supported a balance of power in the region, ... Show More
27m 25s
Jul 2021
US-China stalemate in Tianjin; Australia's US$1 billion bet to deny China in the Pacific
Hear from the SCMP’s New York and Beijing correspondents on the meeting between US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, chasing common ground, yet finding stalemate. Now, US vaccine diplomacy is under way in SE Asia and a new "wolf warrior ... Show More
37m 57s
Dec 2022
Chinese Statecraft in the Pacific Islands
This week, Mike and Jude sit down with Pete Connolly, a retired officer in the Australian Defence Force and Adjunct Fellow with the Asia Program at CSIS, to discuss Chinese statecraft in the Pacific Islands. They start by unpacking China’s strategic interests in Melanesia and the ... Show More
41m 41s