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James Laurenceson

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Despite new tariffs on beef, China is far from closing the door on trade with Australia

With a trillion-dollar trade surplus, is China’s goal really to make everything ‘better and cheaper’ at home? The reality is not so simple.

08.01.2026 10

The Conversation

James Laurenceson

Hawks ignore how Australia’s China trade pays for AUKUS

The big mistake made by critics is that they only see risks from the economic relationship with China. In fact, one of the benefits is enhanced...

21.07.2025 20

Financial Review

James Laurenceson

PM's China mission amid a complicated relationship

14.07.2025 9

The New Daily

James Laurenceson

Albanese’s China mission – managing a complex relationship in a world of shifting alliances

11.07.2025 7

Pearls and Irritations

James Laurenceson

Albanese’s China mission - managing a complex relationship in a world of shifting alliances

The PM will use his visit to China to focus on trade ties, while trying to avoid being dragged into growing geopolitical rivalry between Beijing and...

11.07.2025 20

The Conversation

James Laurenceson

If China had done this, there would have been uniform outrage

20.04.2025 10

Canberra Times

James Laurenceson

‘Alarmist nonsense’: Labor and Coalition dismissed security risks over the Port of Darwin for years. What’s changed?

Successive governments have reviewed the deal to lease the port to a Chinese company and found no cause for concern. Both major parties have made a...

10.04.2025 10

The Conversation

James Laurenceson

Understanding risks for Australia of China’s slowing economy is Chalmers’ top priority at upcoming Beijing talks

When Treasurer Jim Chalmers travels to Beijing later this month, he and his counterpart at China’s peak economic agency, the National Development...

12.09.2024 2

The Conversation

James Laurenceson

Unis take foreign interference risks seriously

The security risks that Australian universities face through their many and varied international connections need to be taken seriously. The...

04.08.2024 1

Pearls and Irritations

James Laurenceson