This report analyses the risks posed by the proliferation of China’s internet platforms internationally, and examines the implications for American business, power and global influence.

This report was developed as a resource for those with a stake in the China relationship across the university, government, corporate and community sectors – to consider how Australia can best develop a long-term capability which adapts and adjusts with the changes in both Australia and China over coming decades.

This research shows how the Chinese Communist Party uses tailored, reactive messaging in response to regional events, and analyses the effectiveness of that messaging in shifting public discourse online.

The authors of this paper argue that governments must pursue a deterrence strategy that seeks to change the People’s Republic of China's thinking on coercive tactics by reducing the perceived benefits and increasing the costs. The strategy should be based on policies that build deterrence in three forms: resilience, denial and punishment.

This paper argues that while mechanisms for coordinating Australia’s statecraft already exist, they are insufficient for ensuring that policy-making, decision-making and implementation are consistently and most effectively joined up. It also suggests there is scope for greater strategic guidance, as well as improved structures and processes at the political and bureaucratic level, for running international...