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Australia can stand up for the Afghan people, and the time is now
On 19 April, a suicide bomber struck as students were coming out of school in Kabul, Afghanistan, leaving dozens injured and at least six dead. The brutality of the attack – and others that occurred later that week – shook Afghanistan and the Afghan diaspora in Australia. The youngest victim appeared to be aged under 10, a member of the Hazara community facing Taliban persecution and attacks by ISIS-affiliates in the country, raising alarm about continued human rights abuses against Hazaras.
What’s Behind Shinzo Abe’s Reaganesque Straight Talk on China? - AIIA
China’s increasingly aggressive posture towards Taiwan has concerned policymakers in the Pacific. Abe Shinzo’s speech on Taiwan’s security provided a needed pushback against China’s intimidation campaign.
Ethiopia matters to the world
On 21 June, Ethiopians voted in long-awaited and twice-delayed parliamentary elections. These were the first polls held under the premiership of controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed, in a country now embroiled in a civil war in the northern region of Tigray, a border dispute with neighbouring Sudan, and a regional spat with downstream Sudan and Egypt over Ethiopia’s mega-dam on the Blue Nile River – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
The Expansion of the United Front Under Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping at the CCP Central Committee’s Conference on United Front Work Image: news.xinhuanet.com Xi Jinping’s rule to date has been characterised by, among other things, a return to the basics of Party rule as established by Mao. These include a renewed emphasis on United Front 统战 work, which Mao called one of the ‘three secret weapons’ 三个大法宝 (along with the armed forces and Party-building) that helped the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to power in 1949.
The CCP's Grand United Front abroad
Also available for download. Introduction It has become clear that since Xi Jinping came to power as the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) General Secretary in late 2012, that there has also been a dramatic increase in the activities of the Party’s United Front Work Department (UFWD) both at home and abroad.
Explainer: what is China's United Front, and how much influence does it have in Australia?
As China grows more powerful and influential, our New Superpower series looks at what this means for the world – how China maintains its power, how it wields its power and how its power might be threatened. Read the rest of the series here. The operations of the Chinese Communist Party are generally opaque, especially to outsiders. But in recent years, the party’s reach and influence with the Chinese diaspora has become much more obvious, particularly in Australia.
Inside China's vast influence network – how it works, and its reach in Australia
As China grows more powerful and influential, our New Superpower series looks at what this means for the world – how China maintains its power, how it wields its power and how its power might be threatened. Read the rest of the series here. The operations of the Chinese Communist Party are generally opaque, especially to outsiders. But in recent years, the party’s reach and influence with the Chinese diaspora has become much more obvious, particularly in Australia.
what is China's United Front, and how much influence does it have in Australia?
As China grows more powerful and influential, our New Superpower series looks at what this means for the world – how China maintains its power, how it wields its power and how its power might be threatened. Read the rest of the series here. The operations of the Chinese Communist Party are generally opaque, especially to outsiders. But in recent years, the party’s reach and influence with the Chinese diaspora has become much more obvious, particularly in Australia.
The Huawei Arrests and Implications for Australia - The Huawei Arrests and Implications for Australia - AIIA
China’s response to indictments against the tech-giant Huawei has important lessons for Australia. The American indictment for industrial espionage handed down against Chinese technology giant Huawei this week was a long-awaited effort to convince many around the world that the fears and stories about the firm had a substantial basis.
Understanding the Role of Chambers of Commerce and Industry Associations in United Front Work
In 2017, following explosive allegations of CCP interference in Australian politics by mainstream Australian media outlets, real estate billionaire Chau Chak-Wing (周泽荣) sat for an interview with one of Australia’s major daily newspapers.
Why China isn’t planning to storm Taiwan’s beaches
China’s navy has grown dramatically over the past two decades, but with one surprising exception: its amphibious forces. On Monday, the Australian National University’s Strategic and Defence Studies Centre published my contribution to its Centre of Gravity essay series. The paper is titled China’s New Navy: A Short Guide for Australian Policy-Makers, and describes the massive capability leaps China has made.
The Rise and Rise of the United Front Work Department under Xi
The March meeting of China’s two national level parliaments, the National People’s Congress and the Chinese Peoples’ Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), was notable for more than just formalizing the abolition of term limits for state president.
The long reach of China’s United Front Work
China’s official state mouthpiece, the Xinhua news agency, last month declared 'Enlightened Chinese Democracy Puts the West In the Shade.' While Xinhua maintains the fiction that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its 89 million members represent the majority of the people, it also 'consulted with eight other non-Communist parties and prominent figures without party affiliation' in the lead up to the Party’s 19th Congress.
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