China
Report
Pressure points: Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait
This report explores Beijing’s growing use of military coercion against Taiwan, detailing events around Asia’s most volatile flashpoint. It examines how Beijing frames its claim to Taiwan, the coercive and military tools it increasingly wields, how Taipei is responding to mounting pressure, and how other governments are managing the growing risk of confrontation.
Survey Report
The Australia-China relationship: what do Australians think?
The 2025 poll provides up-to-date insights into how Australians interpret and assess the relationship with China. Now in its fifth year, the survey continues to track shifts in public sentiment across security, economic, political and social dimensions. The findings point to a national mood that has generally stabilised.
Briefing paper
Mapping Indo-Pacific security approaches to foreign owned, controlled or influenced technology
This report provides a comparative analysis of how five Indo‑Pacific countries – Australia, India, Japan, Singapore and South Korea – have sought to balance foreign ownership, control and influence risks when assessing technology vendors. The aim is to explore which approaches represent best practice and might inform other regional countries as they balance the benefits...
Report
How China Sees the South China Sea
This bilingual research reveals how tensions in the South China Sea are misunderstood and misrepresented in Australia. It provides an overview of strategic and economic considerations, recent developments and policy outlook. It finds the often-repeated claim that China is aggressively expanding into the territory of neighbouring countries is an oversimplification of long-running tensions.
Report
In transit: Australia-China research mobility and the visa experience
Despite its limited resources and scale, Australia operates at the global frontier of knowledge creation in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence. Chinese nationals have played a fundamental role in making this possible. This report presents the survey findings of Chinese nationals who had applied, or were applying, for postgraduate study or research-related visas in Australia.