This article introduce three readings about China’s aspiration of building global overseas ports for military and commercial purposes.

On 15 March 2023, I was interviewed by AFP regarding my views on China’s perspective of the newest AUKUS deal. China is speeding up its development of military capabilities does not really just target Aukus. It is like a broader picture as to respond to the intense security environment in East Asia, for example, theContinue reading “Experts react to AUKUS”

This article provides some useful sources for early PhD scholars to survive their research journey, such as publishing and well-being.

On 28 February 2023, I delivered a guest lecture at the University of Sydney about coneptualisation and flashpoints in the Indo-Pacific region. “The term “Indo-Pacific” has now become a central feature of the strategic discourse in regional security affairs. This is the result of the US and Japanese led policies calling for a “Free andContinue reading “Indo-Pacific: the contested region”

This article introduces three alternative views on the Indo-Pacific region, including Africa, South Korea and understanding of the liberal international order.