Australia-China Relations Institute, UTS
@acri-uts.bsky.social
The Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS:ACRI) seeks to inform Australia’s engagement with China through research, analysis and dialogue grounded in scholarly rigour.
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PERSPECTIVES | ChAFTA at 10: A decade in review
December 20 marks the 10th anniversary of ChAFTA entering into force. @j-laurenceson.bsky.social revisits the public debate around the claimed pros and cons of ChAFTA in 2015 and assesses the outcomes in the decade that has followed bit.ly/3Y3FToe
December 20 marks the 10th anniversary of ChAFTA entering into force. @j-laurenceson.bsky.social revisits the public debate around the claimed pros and cons of ChAFTA in 2015 and assesses the outcomes in the decade that has followed bit.ly/3Y3FToe
December 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
PERSPECTIVES | ChAFTA at 10: A decade in review
December 20 marks the 10th anniversary of ChAFTA entering into force. @j-laurenceson.bsky.social revisits the public debate around the claimed pros and cons of ChAFTA in 2015 and assesses the outcomes in the decade that has followed bit.ly/3Y3FToe
December 20 marks the 10th anniversary of ChAFTA entering into force. @j-laurenceson.bsky.social revisits the public debate around the claimed pros and cons of ChAFTA in 2015 and assesses the outcomes in the decade that has followed bit.ly/3Y3FToe
Last month, Xunpeng Shi delivered a keynote address on 'The multidimensional reshaping and rebalancing of the energy transition" at the 9th International Conference on Energy and Resources Systems Engineering, held in Xuzhou, Jiangsu on November 7-9 2025
December 19, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Last month, Xunpeng Shi delivered a keynote address on 'The multidimensional reshaping and rebalancing of the energy transition" at the 9th International Conference on Energy and Resources Systems Engineering, held in Xuzhou, Jiangsu on November 7-9 2025
REPORT | Beyond the tariff: A decade of ChAFTA and the new rules of engagament
Drawing on 40 in-depth interviews with industry stakeholders, Marina Zhang shows that the tariff dividends of the early years have largely reached their limits bit.ly/494WC0v
Drawing on 40 in-depth interviews with industry stakeholders, Marina Zhang shows that the tariff dividends of the early years have largely reached their limits bit.ly/494WC0v
December 18, 2025 at 6:15 AM
REPORT | Beyond the tariff: A decade of ChAFTA and the new rules of engagament
Drawing on 40 in-depth interviews with industry stakeholders, Marina Zhang shows that the tariff dividends of the early years have largely reached their limits bit.ly/494WC0v
Drawing on 40 in-depth interviews with industry stakeholders, Marina Zhang shows that the tariff dividends of the early years have largely reached their limits bit.ly/494WC0v
This morning, UTS:ACRI analysts met with a delegation from the China Institute of International Studies. Discussions focused on Australia-PRC relations, geopolitical dynamics in the South Pacific and regional mechanisms for cooperation.
December 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
This morning, UTS:ACRI analysts met with a delegation from the China Institute of International Studies. Discussions focused on Australia-PRC relations, geopolitical dynamics in the South Pacific and regional mechanisms for cooperation.
PERSPECTIVES | The PRC, arms control, non-proliferation and nuclear order
UTS:ACRI Adjunct A/Prof Michael Clarke unpacks the PRC's new white paper, with a focus on "what the tenor of the document suggests about the trajectory of Beijing’s approach to the question of nuclear order" bit.ly/4q2DnKV
UTS:ACRI Adjunct A/Prof Michael Clarke unpacks the PRC's new white paper, with a focus on "what the tenor of the document suggests about the trajectory of Beijing’s approach to the question of nuclear order" bit.ly/4q2DnKV
December 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
PERSPECTIVES | The PRC, arms control, non-proliferation and nuclear order
UTS:ACRI Adjunct A/Prof Michael Clarke unpacks the PRC's new white paper, with a focus on "what the tenor of the document suggests about the trajectory of Beijing’s approach to the question of nuclear order" bit.ly/4q2DnKV
UTS:ACRI Adjunct A/Prof Michael Clarke unpacks the PRC's new white paper, with a focus on "what the tenor of the document suggests about the trajectory of Beijing’s approach to the question of nuclear order" bit.ly/4q2DnKV
UTS:ACRI Deputy Director Wanning Sun delivers the keynote address today at the Chinese Studies Association of Australia's 19th biennial conference, 'China within and beyond', hosted by
@unimelb.bsky.social, December 1-3
@unimelb.bsky.social, December 1-3
December 1, 2025 at 6:23 AM
UTS:ACRI Deputy Director Wanning Sun delivers the keynote address today at the Chinese Studies Association of Australia's 19th biennial conference, 'China within and beyond', hosted by
@unimelb.bsky.social, December 1-3
@unimelb.bsky.social, December 1-3
WEBINAR | What national conservatism and Trump’s America mean for Australia’s relationship with China
Dan Ryan (National Conservative Institute of Australia) will detail the origins, influence and future impact of national conservatism
🗓️ Nov 20, 12.30pm AEDT
💻Online
🔗Register: bit.ly/4phv3Xl
Dan Ryan (National Conservative Institute of Australia) will detail the origins, influence and future impact of national conservatism
🗓️ Nov 20, 12.30pm AEDT
💻Online
🔗Register: bit.ly/4phv3Xl
November 19, 2025 at 4:37 AM
WEBINAR | What national conservatism and Trump’s America mean for Australia’s relationship with China
Dan Ryan (National Conservative Institute of Australia) will detail the origins, influence and future impact of national conservatism
🗓️ Nov 20, 12.30pm AEDT
💻Online
🔗Register: bit.ly/4phv3Xl
Dan Ryan (National Conservative Institute of Australia) will detail the origins, influence and future impact of national conservatism
🗓️ Nov 20, 12.30pm AEDT
💻Online
🔗Register: bit.ly/4phv3Xl
NEW: UTS:ACRI/BIDA Poll 2025
Now in its fifth year, the poll continues to provide a rigorous and comprehensive assessment of Australian public attitudes toward the Australia-PRC relationship.
The report by @elenacollinson.bsky.social and Professor Paul F. Burke is out now: bit.ly/3JUxsIo
Now in its fifth year, the poll continues to provide a rigorous and comprehensive assessment of Australian public attitudes toward the Australia-PRC relationship.
The report by @elenacollinson.bsky.social and Professor Paul F. Burke is out now: bit.ly/3JUxsIo
November 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
NEW: UTS:ACRI/BIDA Poll 2025
Now in its fifth year, the poll continues to provide a rigorous and comprehensive assessment of Australian public attitudes toward the Australia-PRC relationship.
The report by @elenacollinson.bsky.social and Professor Paul F. Burke is out now: bit.ly/3JUxsIo
Now in its fifth year, the poll continues to provide a rigorous and comprehensive assessment of Australian public attitudes toward the Australia-PRC relationship.
The report by @elenacollinson.bsky.social and Professor Paul F. Burke is out now: bit.ly/3JUxsIo
WEBINAR | What national conservatism and Trump’s America mean for Australia’s relationship with China
Dan Ryan (National Conservative Institute of Australia) will explore how this ideology is reshaping 🇺🇸 politics and how it impacts 🇦🇺
🗓️ Nov 20, 12.30pm AEDT
💻Online
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4phv3Xl
Dan Ryan (National Conservative Institute of Australia) will explore how this ideology is reshaping 🇺🇸 politics and how it impacts 🇦🇺
🗓️ Nov 20, 12.30pm AEDT
💻Online
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4phv3Xl
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 AM
WEBINAR | What national conservatism and Trump’s America mean for Australia’s relationship with China
Dan Ryan (National Conservative Institute of Australia) will explore how this ideology is reshaping 🇺🇸 politics and how it impacts 🇦🇺
🗓️ Nov 20, 12.30pm AEDT
💻Online
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4phv3Xl
Dan Ryan (National Conservative Institute of Australia) will explore how this ideology is reshaping 🇺🇸 politics and how it impacts 🇦🇺
🗓️ Nov 20, 12.30pm AEDT
💻Online
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4phv3Xl
PERSPECTIVES | Australia-China policy: Guardrails, not walls
Dr Marina Yue Zhang lays out and analyses key takeaways from the Australia China Business Council's Networking Day, held this week, with a focus on remarks by former WA Premier Mark McGowan and Trade Minister Don Farrell bit.ly/3Legcy2
Dr Marina Yue Zhang lays out and analyses key takeaways from the Australia China Business Council's Networking Day, held this week, with a focus on remarks by former WA Premier Mark McGowan and Trade Minister Don Farrell bit.ly/3Legcy2
October 31, 2025 at 5:52 AM
PERSPECTIVES | Australia-China policy: Guardrails, not walls
Dr Marina Yue Zhang lays out and analyses key takeaways from the Australia China Business Council's Networking Day, held this week, with a focus on remarks by former WA Premier Mark McGowan and Trade Minister Don Farrell bit.ly/3Legcy2
Dr Marina Yue Zhang lays out and analyses key takeaways from the Australia China Business Council's Networking Day, held this week, with a focus on remarks by former WA Premier Mark McGowan and Trade Minister Don Farrell bit.ly/3Legcy2
Last week, ahead of the now-concluded Fourth Plenum of the CCP and meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, @elenacollinson.bsky.social discussed Beijing's objectives in these fora in comments to @capitalbrief.com: bit.ly/4nxZ0km
October 31, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Last week, ahead of the now-concluded Fourth Plenum of the CCP and meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, @elenacollinson.bsky.social discussed Beijing's objectives in these fora in comments to @capitalbrief.com: bit.ly/4nxZ0km
The talk will draw on a recent UTS:ACRI Analysis on ChAFTA by @j-laurenceson.bsky.social: bit.ly/3RCdbHE
October 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
The talk will draw on a recent UTS:ACRI Analysis on ChAFTA by @j-laurenceson.bsky.social: bit.ly/3RCdbHE
REPORT | In Transit: Australia-China Research Mobility and the Visa Experience
UTS:ACRI analysts draw on survey findings to examine Chinese nationals’ experiences applying for Australian postgraduate and research visas. Full report: bit.ly/4owoSy3
Key findings⬇️
UTS:ACRI analysts draw on survey findings to examine Chinese nationals’ experiences applying for Australian postgraduate and research visas. Full report: bit.ly/4owoSy3
Key findings⬇️
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
REPORT | In Transit: Australia-China Research Mobility and the Visa Experience
UTS:ACRI analysts draw on survey findings to examine Chinese nationals’ experiences applying for Australian postgraduate and research visas. Full report: bit.ly/4owoSy3
Key findings⬇️
UTS:ACRI analysts draw on survey findings to examine Chinese nationals’ experiences applying for Australian postgraduate and research visas. Full report: bit.ly/4owoSy3
Key findings⬇️
PERSPECTIVES | Assessing the Albanese-Trump meeting
“Sustaining alignment will depend on the practical work of implementation amid an international environment that, as the looming Trump-Xi talks suggest, remains anything but settled,” writes @elenacollinson.bsky.social bit.ly/4qmfgHT
“Sustaining alignment will depend on the practical work of implementation amid an international environment that, as the looming Trump-Xi talks suggest, remains anything but settled,” writes @elenacollinson.bsky.social bit.ly/4qmfgHT
October 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
PERSPECTIVES | Assessing the Albanese-Trump meeting
“Sustaining alignment will depend on the practical work of implementation amid an international environment that, as the looming Trump-Xi talks suggest, remains anything but settled,” writes @elenacollinson.bsky.social bit.ly/4qmfgHT
“Sustaining alignment will depend on the practical work of implementation amid an international environment that, as the looming Trump-Xi talks suggest, remains anything but settled,” writes @elenacollinson.bsky.social bit.ly/4qmfgHT
UTS:ACRI today hosted Professor Zhou Qi, Renmin University, for a discussion on Australia-US-PRC relations and PRC foreign policy. Prof Zhou’s visit to Australia was supported by the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations (DFAT).
September 23, 2025 at 7:39 AM
UTS:ACRI today hosted Professor Zhou Qi, Renmin University, for a discussion on Australia-US-PRC relations and PRC foreign policy. Prof Zhou’s visit to Australia was supported by the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations (DFAT).
Australia has strong biopharma research but struggles to scale. China’s sector is expanding rapidly, with advanced manufacturing and faster trials. How AU engages with this shift will shape its global position, writes Marina Yue Zhang in The Policymaker @auspublicpolicy.bsky.social bit.ly/4nDe2py
September 19, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Australia has strong biopharma research but struggles to scale. China’s sector is expanding rapidly, with advanced manufacturing and faster trials. How AU engages with this shift will shape its global position, writes Marina Yue Zhang in The Policymaker @auspublicpolicy.bsky.social bit.ly/4nDe2py
PERSPECTIVES | Four myths about Australia-China trade that just won’t die
@j-laurenceson.bsky.social debunks four myths that continue to appear in discussion on the bilateral trade relationship bit.ly/4mmdCmr
@j-laurenceson.bsky.social debunks four myths that continue to appear in discussion on the bilateral trade relationship bit.ly/4mmdCmr
September 17, 2025 at 6:54 AM
PERSPECTIVES | Four myths about Australia-China trade that just won’t die
@j-laurenceson.bsky.social debunks four myths that continue to appear in discussion on the bilateral trade relationship bit.ly/4mmdCmr
@j-laurenceson.bsky.social debunks four myths that continue to appear in discussion on the bilateral trade relationship bit.ly/4mmdCmr
PERSPECTIVES | How China messaging reveals Liberal Party fault lines
Liberal leadership tensions are sharpening. The most recent challenge to Ley's authority points to a deeper struggle in balancing myriad party views. @elenacollinson.bsky.social discusses bit.ly/3I4smbD
Liberal leadership tensions are sharpening. The most recent challenge to Ley's authority points to a deeper struggle in balancing myriad party views. @elenacollinson.bsky.social discusses bit.ly/3I4smbD
September 17, 2025 at 6:03 AM
PERSPECTIVES | How China messaging reveals Liberal Party fault lines
Liberal leadership tensions are sharpening. The most recent challenge to Ley's authority points to a deeper struggle in balancing myriad party views. @elenacollinson.bsky.social discusses bit.ly/3I4smbD
Liberal leadership tensions are sharpening. The most recent challenge to Ley's authority points to a deeper struggle in balancing myriad party views. @elenacollinson.bsky.social discusses bit.ly/3I4smbD
What does Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s PRC visit schedule say about the focus of and risks associated with her trip? @j-laurenceson.bsky.social discusses in comments to The Australian bit.ly/464FJ4F
September 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
What does Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s PRC visit schedule say about the focus of and risks associated with her trip? @j-laurenceson.bsky.social discusses in comments to The Australian bit.ly/464FJ4F
In a new edited volume, UTS:ACRI Adjunct Prof Mark Beeson explores how environmental policy remains subordinated to strategic concerns, not only among major powers like the US & PRC, but also middle powers such as AU, which risk becoming collateral damage: bit.ly/4gfTUY9
September 9, 2025 at 6:26 AM
In a new edited volume, UTS:ACRI Adjunct Prof Mark Beeson explores how environmental policy remains subordinated to strategic concerns, not only among major powers like the US & PRC, but also middle powers such as AU, which risk becoming collateral damage: bit.ly/4gfTUY9
PERSPECTIVES | A tale of two lists: How geopolitics shaped the attendance of China’s parade
What does the guest list for the PRC's Victory Day military parade on September 3 2025 reveal about international politics? Wanning Sun discusses
bit.ly/3JwxV2Z
What does the guest list for the PRC's Victory Day military parade on September 3 2025 reveal about international politics? Wanning Sun discusses
bit.ly/3JwxV2Z
August 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
PERSPECTIVES | A tale of two lists: How geopolitics shaped the attendance of China’s parade
What does the guest list for the PRC's Victory Day military parade on September 3 2025 reveal about international politics? Wanning Sun discusses
bit.ly/3JwxV2Z
What does the guest list for the PRC's Victory Day military parade on September 3 2025 reveal about international politics? Wanning Sun discusses
bit.ly/3JwxV2Z
As the Australian govt's economic reform roundtable meets, the core question is not hours worked but AI diffusion. With the US setting frontier pace and CN scaling open-source, AU should pursue its edge in standards-setting, writes Marina Yue Zhang. Via @aiianational.bsky.social bit.ly/4fKYtJM
August 20, 2025 at 1:59 AM
As the Australian govt's economic reform roundtable meets, the core question is not hours worked but AI diffusion. With the US setting frontier pace and CN scaling open-source, AU should pursue its edge in standards-setting, writes Marina Yue Zhang. Via @aiianational.bsky.social bit.ly/4fKYtJM
PERSPECTIVES | Talking tough? The politics of naming China a threat
Former US NatSec Adviser John Bolton says the Australian govt is "less vocal" than predecessors in naming China a threat. @elenacollinson.bsky.social examines whether rhetorical restraint signals less reliability bit.ly/4mNeZLx
Former US NatSec Adviser John Bolton says the Australian govt is "less vocal" than predecessors in naming China a threat. @elenacollinson.bsky.social examines whether rhetorical restraint signals less reliability bit.ly/4mNeZLx
August 19, 2025 at 6:49 AM
PERSPECTIVES | Talking tough? The politics of naming China a threat
Former US NatSec Adviser John Bolton says the Australian govt is "less vocal" than predecessors in naming China a threat. @elenacollinson.bsky.social examines whether rhetorical restraint signals less reliability bit.ly/4mNeZLx
Former US NatSec Adviser John Bolton says the Australian govt is "less vocal" than predecessors in naming China a threat. @elenacollinson.bsky.social examines whether rhetorical restraint signals less reliability bit.ly/4mNeZLx
PERSPECTIVES | Security and social cohesion: Australia’s foreign interference challenge
@elenacollinson.bsky.social examines how PRC-linked foreign interference and the extraterritorial reach of HK’s National Security Law intersect with AU’s country-agnostic framework bit.ly/45h5uOR
@elenacollinson.bsky.social examines how PRC-linked foreign interference and the extraterritorial reach of HK’s National Security Law intersect with AU’s country-agnostic framework bit.ly/45h5uOR
August 14, 2025 at 5:43 AM
PERSPECTIVES | Security and social cohesion: Australia’s foreign interference challenge
@elenacollinson.bsky.social examines how PRC-linked foreign interference and the extraterritorial reach of HK’s National Security Law intersect with AU’s country-agnostic framework bit.ly/45h5uOR
@elenacollinson.bsky.social examines how PRC-linked foreign interference and the extraterritorial reach of HK’s National Security Law intersect with AU’s country-agnostic framework bit.ly/45h5uOR
PERSPECTIVES | Bridging rhetoric and reality in Australia-China clean energy cooperation
Xunpeng Shi examines how Australia can participate in regional clean energy value chains, making the case for the adoption of a hybrid "AU-made; AU-owned; AU-programmed" model bit.ly/3J17i5J
Xunpeng Shi examines how Australia can participate in regional clean energy value chains, making the case for the adoption of a hybrid "AU-made; AU-owned; AU-programmed" model bit.ly/3J17i5J
August 14, 2025 at 5:33 AM
PERSPECTIVES | Bridging rhetoric and reality in Australia-China clean energy cooperation
Xunpeng Shi examines how Australia can participate in regional clean energy value chains, making the case for the adoption of a hybrid "AU-made; AU-owned; AU-programmed" model bit.ly/3J17i5J
Xunpeng Shi examines how Australia can participate in regional clean energy value chains, making the case for the adoption of a hybrid "AU-made; AU-owned; AU-programmed" model bit.ly/3J17i5J