The deterioration of Australia-China relations: what went wrong?
Sino-Australia relations have experienced a rapid deterioration in the past half-decade. From genial ties centred around trade and exchange, the relationship has descended into mutual hostility, prompting the editor of China's Global Times to notoriously liken Australia to a blob of gum on the botto...
| Publicado en: | Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol. 78; no. 3; pp. 326 - 348 |
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Jun2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=177943450&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 177943450 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 10357718 UAF jtl: Australian Journal of International Affairs issn: 10357718 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Jun2024 vid: 78 iid: 3 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 177943450 10.1080/10357718.2024.2337884 ppf: 326 ppct: 22 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 1.5MB tig: atl: The deterioration of Australia-China relations: what went wrong? aug: au: Lee, Katherine Bruhl, Elad affil: Institute of China and Asia Pacific Studies, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, Republic of China College of Liberal Arts, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan, Republic of China su: Australia-China relations International relations Governmentality Nationalism Diplomacy Australia China sug: subj: Australia China Australia-China relations International relations Governmentality Nationalism Diplomacy keyword: geopolitics nationalism realism sovereignty ab: Sino-Australia relations have experienced a rapid deterioration in the past half-decade. From genial ties centred around trade and exchange, the relationship has descended into mutual hostility, prompting the editor of China's Global Times to notoriously liken Australia to a blob of gum on the bottom of a shoe. To explain the deteriorating relationship, scholars have proposed numerous ideas, pointing to factors as wide-ranging as 'Chinese influence', poor diplomacy efforts, and ontological (in)security touched off by neoliberal governmentality. The current paper examines these ideas in a literature review, then synthesises such ideas to provide its own explanation of why things 'went wrong'. It also addresses corollary questions such as why Australia adopted a uniquely assertive China policy, and why this occurred specifically around 2017. We argue that the breakdown in relations can be attributed to the rise of nationalist, sovereignty-oriented movements in the West, and the spillover effect this had on Australian leadership; the profound uncertainty attending the election of Trump and his isolationist tendencies; and the shift to a more rigid, authoritarian approach to foreign affairs under Xi. This perspective adds to the literature by identifying failings on both sides while underscoring significant yet underappreciated global trends, such as nationalism. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Australian Journal of International Affairs is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Australian Journal of International Affairs holder: Taylor & Francis Ltd dt: @attributes: year: 2024 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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