The Strategist
Despite COVID, Chinese Exporters Strengthen Position in World Trade
[By David Uren] Analysts are expecting China’s economic output in the first three months of 2021 to be 15 perce...
U.S. Declassifies Secret Document on Indo-Pacific Defense Strategy
[By Rory Medcalf] The US government has just declassified one of its most sensitive national security documents—its 2018...
China Plans $200M "Fishery Industrial Park" 100 Miles From Australia
[By Jeffrey Wall] With Australia’s relationship with China under great pressure, a project that challenges its...
The Promise and Perils of China's Investments in Southeast Asia
For decades, the economic development of ASEAN member states was hindered by persistent shortages in high-quality infrastructure....
Wakashio Spill Shows Need for Indian Ocean Environmental Partnership
[By David Brewster] For several years, Japan has been investing heavily in its diplomatic engagement with Indian Ocean island s...
Op-Ed: China is Bringing its Trade Boom With Australia to an End
[By Michael Shoebridge] Australian lobster, wine, beef, barley, cotton and copper ore sales to Chinese consumers and companies...
China's Belt and Road Falls Short in Central and Eastern Europe
[By John Varano] Established in 2012, the 17+1 initiative was Beijing’s flagship effort to promote China’s economic...
Op-Ed: U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy Will Change in the Next Four Years
[By Walter Lohman] Washington’s approach to the Indo-Pacific will change over the next four years, regardless of the...
Sanctions and Boycotts Gain Currency in Washington and Beijing
[By David Uren] Last week, while China was tightening its coercive campaign against Australian industry, the Chinese ambas...
Chinese Test Shows Potential for Ballistic Missiles on Merchant Ships
[By Malcolm Davis and Charlie Lyons Jones] On September 15, China successfully launched the Long March-11 solid...