This is the most recent May issue of the journal of contemporary China, JCC. Enjoy reading 📚

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Indeed significant “根据中央军委决定，新组建的信息支援部队由中央军委直接领导指挥，同时撤销战略支援部队番号，相应调整军事航天部队、网络空间部队领导管理关系。”

Our fourth seminar! See you next Thursday 🫡

As a little book fan 🙈🙈

First cut take on NDS (I’ve been busy with other things all day!)

Spirit, intent and direction of DSR maintained.

Govt priorities focused in the right areas.

Very welcome injection of new funds for uplift. By 2034 Australia’s defence budget will double..

An article on HK after a long while.

The purpose of writing this article is to promote the HK meme: ‘It’s all because you’re pessimistic, unlike me who can see the benefits of “advancing from stability to prosperity”’ 咁係因為你悲觀, 我見到由治及興嘅好處.

#由治及興

The Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies is now accepting submissions for our December Conference on Grounding Global China. Submit your proposed title, abstract (up to 200 words), and a brief biography on or before 30 June 2024.
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As China’s influence on Pacific media intensifies, Australia can’t afford to lose the region’s trust theconversation.com/as-chinas-infl… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Proud that Australia-China Relations Institute is partnering with China Matters to launch a new fellowship that supports a young Australian undertaking policy-relevant research that includes a fieldwork component in China. Applications due by 10 May 2024. 👇 Linda Jakobson australiachinarelations.org/content/apply-…

Check out our latest no.91 issue ⬇️

Thanks for all the contributors, including book reviewers. 👏👏

I am horrified to hear about the events at Bondi Junction this afternoon.

I am making immediate arrangements to return to Sydney.

I want to thank NSW Police, emergency services and first responders and the community for their bravery in the face of this shocking incident.

'In China,... nationalist consumers, encouraged by state media, seek to punish businesses or individuals deemed to be contradicting the authoritarian state’s political values or harming its preferred international image.' writes Debby Chan eastasiaforum.org/2024/04/12/mes…

Engaging plenary session on embedding social cohesion in national security. Australia definitely needs to be more inclusive. #securingourfuture

Had the book signed today **not for sale** 😁

Congrats again for the new book ‘Girt by Sea’ Bec Strating Joanne Wallis

Crucial contribution to Australia’s #MarSec

We are underway at the #SecuringOurFuture conference.

Huge thanks to Paul Girrawah House for performing a Welcome to Country, Canberra Children's Choir for their delightful performance and ourANU Vice-Chancellor and President Genevieve Bell for her insightful opening remarks.

Dr. Debby Chan will discuss economic repression in Hong Kong between 2019 and 2021.

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As a HK diaspora myself I am looking forward to the talk. Please join us this Wednesday!

Thoroughly enjoyed recording this podcast with Center for International Maritime Security & Peter Jones on the history of Royal Australian Navy operations in the littoral and what this means for the future.

Naval Institute Chief of Navy Australia Defence Australia ANU National Security College UNSW Canberra

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Launching a new #youtubechannel , 'Politics Explained'!

Trailer will go live at Midnight UK Time!

Please Subscribe (more videos to follow soon):

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