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A dangerous future

A dangerous future

Moral certitude, wrong-headedness, and ignorance inform what passes for debate about China in Australia today. There’s so much grandiose proselytising born out of flawed history and tired tropes. Considering how ill-informed the most prominent Australian commentators...
Reds Under The Bed: A Review Of Peter Hartcher’s Quarterly Essay

Reds Under The Bed: A Review Of Peter Hartcher’s Quarterly Essay

In 2012, Perry Anderson identified a growing body of literature that, rather than being Sinology proper, sought to answer the question: ‘China – what’s in it for us?’ It ‘consists of works that appear to be about China, or some figure or topic from China,’ he wrote,...
Shipping out to study in Oz

Shipping out to study in Oz

In the old imperial district of Beijing, a Ming dynasty mansion is now used as an auxiliary campus by Beijing Normal University. In one of the converted classrooms a group of students are making preparations to leave for Australia next semester and begin their...
Seeing refugees: Remembering Tiananmen twenty-five years on

Seeing refugees: Remembering Tiananmen twenty-five years on

On 4 June, twenty-five years ago, the Chinese government turned the guns of the People’s Liberation Army on their own people as they protested peacefully in the streets of Beijing. It was a response so gross and ruthless that it left the rest of the world dumbstruck....