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FAST FOCUS | The Trump-Xi summit
Fast Focus by the Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS:ACRI) provides concise, informed commentary by UTS:ACRI...
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Trump Goes to Beijing: What to Watch
China’s belated confirmation of the visit reflects Beijing’s broader approach to Washington under Trump’s second administration: do not initiate, do not...
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Angus Taylor’s denial of welfare to non-citizens is ‘thin’, mean and unjust
Thousands of Chinese-Australian permanent residents would fall foul of Angus Taylor’s non-citizens policy, for whom taking Australian citizenship is not simply...
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ASIO is an expensive and blunt tool in combating Chinese interference
Applying a securitisation lens to Chinese-Australian communities casts them as a potential threat and erodes trust. A universal, rights-oriented approach would...
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PERSPECTIVES | What you shouldn’t miss in the Trump-Xi summit: The bargain over AI dominance
This article appeared in UTS:ACRI's Perspectives on May 12 2026. Perspectives is the commentary series of the Australia-China Relations Institute at the...
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Angus Taylor’s denial of welfare to non-citizens is ‘thin’, mean and unjust
Thousands of Chinese-Australian permanent residents would fall foul of Angus Taylor’s non-citizens policy, for whom taking Australian citizenship is not simply...
News
FAST FOCUS | The Trump-Xi summit
Fast Focus by the Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS:ACRI) provides concise, informed commentary by UTS:ACRI...
News
ASIO is an expensive and blunt tool in combating Chinese interference
Applying a securitisation lens to Chinese-Australian communities casts them as a potential threat and erodes trust. A universal, rights-oriented approach would...
News
Trump Goes to Beijing: What to Watch
China’s belated confirmation of the visit reflects Beijing’s broader approach to Washington under Trump’s second administration: do not initiate, do not...
News
PERSPECTIVES | What you shouldn’t miss in the Trump-Xi summit: The bargain over AI dominance
This article appeared in UTS:ACRI's Perspectives on May 12 2026. Perspectives is the commentary series of the Australia-China Relations Institute at the...
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