Dec

01

Brief #97: Solomon Islands, domino theory, Lithuania

1. Solomon Islands In the Solomon Islands last week, anti-government protests broke out, with protestors burning Chinatown in the capital

Dec 1, 2021

4 min read

Nov

26

Brief #96: history resolution, rally round the flag, Wang Liqiang, beauty standards

1. History resolution At the recent 6th Plenum, the Party Central Committee adopted a resolution on history. The Party made

Nov 26, 2021

7 min read

Nov

19

Brief #95: US-China, ideology, Peng Shuai

1. US-China relations Summit Biden and Xi held a virtual summit [US readout [https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/

Nov 19, 2021

6 min read

Nov

16

Brief #94: 6th Plenum outcomes, climate, Keating, Peng Shuai

The 6th Plenum concluded on Thursday with a communiqué that held little surprises: Xi was lionised and history whitewashed.

Nov 16, 2021

8 min read

Nov

09

Brief #93: 6th Plenum preview, PLA, focus on China, esports

1. Sixth Plenum preview The Sixth Plenum is currently underway in Beijing and will run until Thursday. For background on

Nov 9, 2021

5 min read

Nov

03

Brief #92: UN, trade resilience, Chinese Australians, songs, MeToo

Happy Diwali! 1. UN The UN system is very important to China, more so than for countries such as Australia.

Nov 3, 2021

7 min read

Oct

27

Brief #91: climate, history, Digicel, news sources, Li Yundi

1. Climate policy The Chinese Government is getting very serious about climate change. A few days ago (just before the

Oct 27, 2021

8 min read

Oct

19

Brief #90: Hong Kong, common prosperity, LinkedIn, WeChat, marriages

1. Democracy for Hong Kong I haven’t been writing about the human rights situation in Hong Kong for a

Oct 19, 2021

7 min read

Oct

11

Brief #89: CN language media in Aust, censorship, US-China trade, BRI debt, Taiwan flights

1. Chinese language media in Australia Two recently published papers shed some insights on Chinese-language media in Australia: Waning Sun’

Oct 11, 2021

8 min read

Sep

28

Brief #88: hostage exchange, power rations, crypto, Ultraman

1. Hostage exchange Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were finally released this week, after being arrested and detained in China

Sep 28, 2021

6 min read