China

A deeper understanding of China is critical to Australia's ability to navigate the new dynamics of the multipolar global environment.

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The value of engaging with China

China is Australia’s top trade partner, export market, and foreign direct investment source. The world’s second-biggest economy, China is predicted to overtake the United States in the coming decades.

Asialink's China activities, products and publications range from diplomatic roundtables, to artistic residences, school exchanges, guides and reports and of course, business and cultural capability and language courses.

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Programs and events
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Open for enquiry

2025 Language Study Program in China

We are seeking expressions of interest for individuals interested in participating in a two-week study program in China, combining cultural immersion, Chinese language study and business site visits in Shanghai and Hangzhou.

Tours and Exchanges

China language and culture

China

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Australia-China Digital BRIDGE School Partnerships Program

28 February 2023

The Australia-China Digital BRIDGE program established 42 partnerships between Australian and Chinese schools and equipped more than 150 teachers with the digital skills to support the partnerships through a series of online learning workshops.

Schools program

Education

China

Courses
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Open for registration

Introduction to Doing Business in China

9 April 2025

This 2-hour training course covers the fundamentals of doing business in China. Led by a facilitator, it focusses on local business culture and practices. For more information or to enquire about tailored programs for your organisation including in-person delivery, see course description.

Course

Business

China

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Summer Intensive Chinese Language Courses

The China Capability and Language Centre offers Summer Intensive Chinese Language Courses from the 13 to 24 January 2025.

Course

China language and culture

China

Guides

Doing Business Guide: China

15 October 2024

China has the world’s largest middle class. Recently, China has been shifting its economy toward higher quality growth driven by technology, domestic consumption and the expanding green economy sector.

Guides

Business

China

Reports

What Works Report on School Partnerships in a Digital Age

7 November 2024

The report discusses the impact of the pandemic on international school partnerships and the move to impactful digital collaboration, showcasing the Australia-China Digital BRIDGE partnerships as exemplary models of success.

Report

Education

China

Risk and reward: Opportunities for Australian SMEs in China

8 November 2022

This report provides answers to many of the questions Australian SMEs have about what it takes to succeed in doing business in and with China.

Report

Business

China

520 (I love you) Melbourne report

1 November 2020

Report on Chinese-speaking international students living in Melbourne, their affection for the city, and how to foster in them a deeper connections with Melbourne’s arts and cultural scene

Report

Arts

China

The state of Asian-language education in schools: Chinese

1 October 2008

This report on Chinese language education is one of a series of reports making recommendations for improving the state of Asian language education in Australian schools.

Report

Education

China

Insights and analysis
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Tariff man’s risky bet

8 February 2025

Donald Trump is gambling with America’s long-term influence and prosperity with his trade brinkmanship. As Carla Norrlöf writes, China might not readily capitulate to pressure and other countries will be tempted to reduce their reliance on the United States, with implications for security as well as economics.

Insights

Diplomacy

China

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As Trump returns, Sino-Indian relations are changing

19 January 2025

Against the backdrop of an incoming US administration that threatens steep tariffs on any country challenging the dollar’s global dominance, India has been quietly hedging its bets by making overtures to China – a move that could herald a seismic geopolitical shift, writes Debasish Roy Chowdhury.

Insights

Diplomacy

China

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What will happen to China’s economy in 2025?

16 December 2024

If recent positive trends continue, Chinese GDP growth will probably return to around 5% in the fourth quarter of 2024, writes Huang Yiping. But to secure its growth path it must act boldly on planned reforms, including stronger protection for private enterprises.

Insights

Diplomacy

China

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Forty years on, no justice for Bhopal victims – Asian media report

8 December 2024

In Asian media this week: Disaster survivor says she wishes she had died. Plus: Macabre dispute over Pakistan protest deaths; Trump’s new term crisis time for AUKUS: Martial law becomes South Korea’s democratic moment; Fentanyl America’s problem, says Beijing; Women’s freedom means no going back on population decline.

Insights

Diplomacy

China

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