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Minran Liu

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Lecturer in International Relations, the University of Queensland | Asia-Pacific security, East Asian politics, Chinese politics and strategy

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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
www.abc.net.au/chinese/2026... Interviewed by ABC on Beijing’s potential role in the current US-Iran War.
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如果中国确实向伊朗提供武器 这对中东战事意味着什么?
分析认为,尽管目前尚无中国直接向伊朗提供武器的确凿公开证据,但这种可能性不能排除。“从战略上看,中国完全可能向伊朗提供这些武器,但如果发生,很可能会以谨慎、可否认的方式进行,而非公开操作。”
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
www.abc.net.au/chinese/2026... Interviewed by ABC on Beijing’s potential role in the current US-Iran War.
abc.net.au
如果中国确实向伊朗提供武器 这对中东战事意味着什么?
分析认为,尽管目前尚无中国直接向伊朗提供武器的确凿公开证据,但这种可能性不能排除。“从战略上看,中国完全可能向伊朗提供这些武器,但如果发生,很可能会以谨慎、可否认的方式进行,而非公开操作。”
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... I spoke with SBS Mandarin today about Australia’s energy security in the context of the Trump’s Iran war, the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and Australia’s future policy options.
sbs.com.au
美国封锁霍尔木兹 澳洲能源安全何去何从?
美国对霍尔木兹海峡实施封锁,中东冲突升级?点击音频收听专家分析。
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... Pleased to join Prof Fengshi Wu for an Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Australia Mandarin interview. Thanks for the opportunity to discuss US–Iran mediation dynamics, with a focus on Pakistan’s role and its limits.
sbs.com.au
巴基斯坦为何成为美伊局势中“关键斡旋方”?
过去几天,巴基斯坦被多家主流媒体点名为“关键斡旋方”。为什么站到台前的是巴基斯坦?专家表示,巴基斯坦“有条件”也有在关键节点的“动力”。同时,这或许还涉及“中美巴这个三角关系”的平衡问题(点击播客,收听详情)。
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
www.elgaronline.com/edcollchap/b... Pleased to contribute a chapter with Jingdong Yuan on Beijing’s wedge strategies toward South Korea in The US–China Rivalry: Domestic Dynamics, Competition and Implications. Many thanks to Kevin Cai for the kind invitation.
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... Interviewed by SBS Mandarin on the performance of One Nation in the South Australian election.
sbs.com.au
【观点】一国党突破、自由党失利:南澳选举释放哪些信号?
在上周末举行的南澳州选举中,工党轻松连任,自由党遭遇重挫,一国党取得重大突破。这一结果释放了怎样的政治信号?(点击收听)
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... In my interview with SBS Mandarin, I discuss Australia’s decision to send an aircraft and air-to-air missiles to the Gulf to ‘protect and defend’ civilians, alongside the government’s decision to grant visas to Iranian soccer players.
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【观点】澳洲向海湾国家提供军事援助:会被拖入中东冲突吗?
本周二,澳大利亚政府已经确认,将向阿拉伯联合酋长国提供军事援助,协助遭受伊朗导弹和无人机袭击的海湾国家进行所谓“集体自卫”。
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... The debate in Australia over whether to repatriate ISIS-linked citizens currently held in Syria continues to generate strong political and public reactions. I was interviewed by SBS Mandarin on this.
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【观点】伊斯兰国关联人员返澳争议升温:安全与公民权如何取舍?
近日,围绕是否应允许与极端组织“伊斯兰国”有关联的澳大利亚妇女和儿童回国的争议,成为政治焦点(点击收听)。
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I recently spoke with SBS Mandarin about Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s Australia visit and its broader diplomatic context. www.sbs.com.au/language/chi...
sbs.com.au
【观点】以色列总统访澳:慰问之行还是战略考量?
以色列总统赫尔佐格访澳是安抚了澳洲犹太社区还是可能带来更多社会对立?点击音频听专家分析。
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... My interview with SBS Mandarin on whether the ‘Board of Peace’ could become a new UN and why my answer is no.
sbs.com.au
【观点】特朗普“和平委员会”:“迷你联合国”能取代联合国吗?
美国总统特朗普于1月15日宣布成立“和平委员会”(Board of Peace),并在1月22日于瑞士达沃斯签署相关启动文件。它是否会削弱联合国权威?(点击收听)
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... My interview with SBS Mandarin on One Nation’s popularity and the latest ‘polling’.
sbs.com.au
【观点】一国党支持率增长三倍 新民调释放了什么信号?
最近几天,一项最新全国民调在澳大利亚政坛引发广泛关注。一国党支持率在短时间内大幅攀升,较上届联邦大选几乎增长了三倍。
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... I was recently interviewed by SBS Mandarin to comment on a new SIPRI report showing that global arms sales reached a record US$679 billion (around A$1 trillion) last year.
sbs.com.au
【分析】全球百大军火商营收破1万亿澳元
澳洲政治学者刘旻然博士分析了报告中提到的亚太地区的武器销售状况。(点击音频收听详细采访)
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... My recent interview, alongside Guangyi Pan, discussed the escalating tensions between China and Japan following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent comments on Taiwan.
sbs.com.au
【观点】从“台湾有事”到外交反制:学者如何解读中日紧张升级?
日本首相高市早苗近日发表“台湾有事论”,引发北京多项反制,中日紧张关系升温。“台湾有事论”为何触动中国敏感神经?点击音频,收听学者评析。
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
I spoke with ABC Radio about the just-concluded meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Trump Xi meeting wraps up in South Korea
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... My interview with SBS Chinese this morning on the upcoming Trump–Xi meeting.
sbs.com.au
【观点】中美贸易谈判达成初步框架 是否意味着双方关系缓和?
上周日,中美就贸易问题达成了“初步框架”,这意味着什么?中美领导人即将会面对澳洲来说意味着什么?(点击播客,收听采访)
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... I spoke with SBS Chinese today about the implications of PM Albanese’s meeting with Trump. Touched on rare earths, AUKUS, tariffs, and it’s implications on the Sino-Australian relationship.
sbs.com.au
【观点】澳美签署关键矿产协议 澳中关系会受影响吗?
澳大利亚总理阿尔巴尼斯在白宫与总统特朗普举行会晤,双方签署了一项价值85亿美元的稀土矿产合作协议。澳中关系会因此受到影响吗?点击收听。
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... Being interviewed by SBS Chinese on Australia’s recognition of Palestine. I spoke about the political context and its potential domestic and international implications.
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【观点】澳洲正式承认巴勒斯坦国 澳美关系会恶化?
昆士兰大学政治学与国际研究讲师刘旻然博士表示:“美国对其盟友的影响力正在下降。”
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
www.routledge.com/State-Identi... I am very pleased to share that my book, State Identity Politics and the Making of East Asia: Perspectives from China and Japan, will soon be out with Routledge.
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State Identity Politics and the Making of East Asia: Perspectives from China and Japan
East Asia is shaped as much by identity-based dynamics as by material forces. This book examines how the evolving state identities of China and Japan have interacted with the regional order and its pr...
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... My interview with SBS Chinese on Australia and PNG’s defense deal, discussing questions of exclusivity and the South Pacific nations’ emphasis on non-traditional security issues.
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【分析】澳总理出访太平洋岛国 国防条约是否将包含排他性条款
澳洲政治学者刘旻然博士分析认为,太平洋岛国关注的是自身作为主权国的利益,他们中的大多数不会欢迎排他性的条款。(点击音频收听详细内容)
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... Had an interview this morning with SBS Chinese for a feature on the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at an event in Utah. I emphasised, among other points, my opposition to the use of violence.
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【观点】特朗普盟友柯克遇刺身亡 政治暴力撕裂美式民主?
美国知名保守派活动人士,特朗普的政治盟友查理‧柯克,在犹他山谷大学演讲时遭枪击身亡,引发舆论震动。点击音频,收听昆士兰大学政治学与国际研究讲师刘旻然博士就这一事件的影响带来相关评析。
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Shahar Hameiri @shaharhameiri.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
NEW #openaccess Article: published in International Affairs: 'Competing or complementary: Chinese loans and international bonds in Sri Lanka's default', co-authored with Umesh Moramudali. academic.oup.com/ia/article/1... 1/
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... Interviewed by SBS Chinese on the Trump–Zelensky meeting.
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【观点】“领土交换”不会给乌克兰带来真正安全?
乌、美、俄三方会谈一旦实现,乌克兰的话语权有多少?
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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
Here a video of my keynote at the recent 50th Anniversary #BISA2025 conference in Belfast. I am more writer than speaker, so this was a challenge. But I am grateful for the invitation and glad I did it for - and with - Emma Hutchison. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBWg...
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#BISA2025 keynote: Professor Roland Bleiker - Seeing and sensing world politics
YouTube video by MyBISA
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... I was interviewed by SBS Chinese to discuss Trump’s threat to raise tariffs on over 200 countries, including Australia. We explored the potential implications for trade, AUS-US relations, and Australia’s economic strategy moving forward.
sbs.com.au
【观点】美国威胁将对澳洲在内等国家提高关税 我们应如何看待?
澳洲政府此前宣布放宽对美国牛肉的进口限制,被外界认为是一种“善意信号”,但本周早些时候特朗普威胁对包括澳大利亚在内等200余个国家的关税上涨至15%-20%(点击音频,收听完整报道)。
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
academic.oup.com/irap/article... I’m very pleased to share my latest publication, co-authored with Edward Sing Yue Chan, in which we examine why Beijing’s South China Sea policy has become increasingly coercive.
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Imagined Weakness: The peaceful riser identity and Beijing’s policy overcorrection in the South China Sea
Abstract. This article investigates why Beijing’s South China Sea (SCS) policy has become predominantly coercive under Xi Jinping. It argues that an identi
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Interviewed by 10 News about the Talisman Sabre training exercise. This is the short version; unfortunately, the full version is behind a paywall... m.youtube.com/watch?v=xReF...
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
I did a live interview with Singapore’s CNA on Friday night about the Australian PM‘s visit to China. Due to a flight delay, I had to do it from Brisbane Airport, and just as I was about to finish, the internet cut out. Still, I managed to say most of what I wanted to.
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... I was interviewed by SBS Chinese this morning to discuss NATO’s 5 % defence spending target and its implications.
sbs.com.au
普通话电台和播客 | SBS中文 | SBS Chinese
收听 SBS 中文电台,并在 SBS 网站上探索普通话和粤语播客。收听我们的定居指南和 COVID-19 特刊,随时了解最新信息。另外,找出在 Spotify、智能扬声器或电视上收听的其他方式。
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... I was interviewed by SBS Chinese today to discuss key themes from the current G7 Summit, the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, and the potential implications of these developments for Australia.
sbs.com.au
【观点】中东局势骤然升级 G7峰会能否就应对达共识?
为期三天的G7峰会将于加拿大时间6月17日落幕。此次峰会正值中东局势骤然升级,美国总统发动关税战之际。
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... I was interviewed this morning by SBS Chinese to discuss the situation unfolding in LA and the competing narratives surrounding Trump’s recent actions.
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【分析】 特朗普派兵加州是否合法
澳洲政治学者刘旻然博士认为,特朗普引用了战时的法律来实施他驱逐移民、平定动乱的行动。(点击音频收听详细采访)
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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Join us in person or online for our next @visualpolitics.bsky.social event Prof Juliet Fall @julietjfall.bsky.social discusses her amazing new book on Writing with Comics and Graphic Narrative in Geography Wed 4 June, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10). Zoom rego: www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
youtube.com/watch?v=u-zx... I was interviewed by SBS Chinese TV today to discuss the Darwin Port issue.
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中美博弈延申至澳洲港口,美企拟竞购达尔文 | SBS中文
YouTube video by SBS中文
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... I was interviewed yesterday by SBS Chinese to speak on the Trump administration’s actions toward Harvard, including the underlying motivations and broader implications. Also, it was a pleasure to be interviewed alongside Professor Baogang He.
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特朗普VS哈佛:学术自由的攻防战
特朗普下令,禁止哈佛招收国际生。此举是出于选举政治、意识形态斗争,还是国家安全考量?点击音频,收听播客。
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... Interviewed by SBS Chinese, discussing Trump’s recent two-hour phone call with Putin and his criticisms of European allies.
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【分析】特朗普在俄乌问题上改变了做法 原因何在
澳大利亚政治学者刘旻然博士分析认为,由于乌克兰总统在白宫遭到“羞辱”的事件引起世界很多国家对美国的反感和不信任,令特朗普总统在处理俄乌危机的问题上开始改变做法。(点击音频收听详细采访)
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Shahar Hameiri @shaharhameiri.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Great news! This article is now available #OpenAccess. Check it out: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Explaining China’s approach to the global governance of sovereign debt distress: a state transformation analysis
The global governance of sovereign debt distress is widely understood to be under threat from China, which has risen to become the world’s largest official bilateral creditor. In response to the Gl...
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... I was interviewed today by SBS Chinese to discuss the Coalition’s devastating defeat in the federal election.
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【观点】2025澳洲联邦大选:联盟党为何惨败?
特朗普效应搞砸了达顿的竞选活动?点击音频收听学者分析。
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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Please join us for our next @visualpolitics.bsky.social event: Prof Lilie Chouliaraki @liliechouliaraki.bsky.social (LSE) discusses her new book Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood. Wed 7 May, 5-6pm Brisbane time (UTC+10). In person 501/(39a). Zoom rego: www.rolandbleiker.com/news/upcomin...
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Upcoming Event: Lilie Chouliaraki on The Symbolic Politics of Victimhood — Roland Bleiker
Prof Lilie Chouliaraki will join us online to discuss her new book Wronged: The Weaponization of Victimhood (Columbia University Press, 2024)
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Roland Bleiker @bleiker.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Registration is open for a @isanet.bsky.social webinar on Theorizing Emotions in World Politics in memory of Emma Hutchison. 5 June 2025 14:00h GMT. Thanks to chair/participants: @aslifc.bsky.social @freyberg-inan.bsky.social Zaynab El Bernoussi Jessica Auchter isanet-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: In Memory of Emma Hutchison: Theorizing Emotions in World Politics. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Despite its centrality to world politics, emotions were rarely acknowledged as a significant point of engagement and theorization in the discipline of International Relations. That begin to change wit...
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
youtu.be/sqpabrKrRI8?... I spoke with SBS Chinese today about the second federal election leaders’ debate. We talked about nuclear energy, and Australia’s relations with China and the US, etc.
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联邦大选领导人辩论第二场,澳洲与中美关系成焦点 | SBS中文
YouTube video by SBS中文
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
I was quoted in today’s SBS News on Australia’s AUKUS submarine deal during the Trump era. I should say, these ideas aren’t entirely mine. They largely come from the reading list of the Australian Foreign Policy course I teach at UQ :) www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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Australia’s AUKUS subs deal could get pricier. But will it even survive the Trump era?
The US is currently reviewing the AUKUS deal — under which Australia will acquire nuclear-powered submarines — to scrutinise its cost-effectiveness.
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
I was interviewed by SBS Chinese about the first leaders’ debate ahead of the Australian federal election, where I discussed some of the key issues and what the latest trends mean for the campaign. youtu.be/GsRAP7Qucqk?...
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澳洲大选前首场领袖辩论:阿尔巴尼斯支持率领先达顿|SBS中文
YouTube video by SBS中文
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Chenchen Zhang 🤦🏻‍♀️ @chenchenzhang.net · 28/03/2025
this is amazing. just came across the Xinsheng project, an initiative by 1.5 gen Chinese Americans and college students to counter right-wing misinformation rampant on WeChat. www.xinshengproject.org/about
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Xīn Shēng | 心声 Project?
Over the past few years, WeChat has gained a reputation for circulating right-wing political mis- and disinformation. This has been particularly harmful to the Chinese diasporic community, who have had limited access to reputable, in-language reporting.
Xīn Shēng Project (formerly WeChat Project) provides alternative, progressive perspectives on the most widely circulated issues on WeChat and beyond: affirmative action, policing, systemic racism, LGBTQ+ issues, and more. Our bilingual articles cross the language, generational, cultural, and informational barriers within our community and families
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Sinan Chu @chusinan.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
JCCA publishes Research Articles (10,000 words), Review Articles (5,000-10,000 words), and Analysis (5,000 words). You can also contact us directly (editors@giga-hamburg.de) if you would like to discuss your paper before submitting it. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Ye Xue 薛野 @yexue001.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Excited to share my latest publication on @austjia.bsky.social 🌏💥 This piece explores how deeply rooted cultural values shape political legitimacy and drive US-China competition. Understanding honour and face helps explain the tensions between these two powers. Would love to hear your thoughts!
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... I was interviewed by SBS and made two points. Zelensky stepping down and Ukraine joining NATO are unrelated, whatsoever. While Trump might influence Putin’s short-term cost-benefit calculations; can’t alter Russia’s long-term ambitions in Eastern Europe.
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【观点】俄乌战争三周年:特朗普政府的强势介入能否结束战争?
2月24日标志着俄乌冲突爆发三周年,特朗普政府的强势介入是否会成为战争的转折点?(点击收听)
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Jessica Chen Weiss @jessicacweiss.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
The recording of the launch of the SAIS Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global Affairs is now available! In these times, I’m especially proud of the rigor, humility, civility, and creativity that infused the day’s discussions. Watch: youtu.be/C7UgNvXpi7Y
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Launching the SAIS Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global Affairs (Part 1)
YouTube video by SAIS Events
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Ye Xue and I have written a piece on great power coordination between the U.S., China, and Russia in the expansion of their spheres of influence. While it is entirely speculative, I hope you find it interesting. www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianou...
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A New Trend in Geopolitics? Great Power Coordination in the Expansion of Spheres of Influence - Australian Institute of International Affairs
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... I was interviewed by SBS to discuss the effectiveness of the Australian government’s measures in combating antisemitism, and broader societal efforts aimed at addressing and preventing antisemitic incidents.
sbs.com.au
【观点】反犹事件频发 澳政府该如何应对?
澳洲反犹主义问题应该如何解决?点击音频收听昆士兰大学政治学与国际研究讲师刘旻然博士的分析。
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
My interview with SBS discussed Trump’s renewed attempt to purchase Greenland and the potential geopolitical implications of such a move. www.sbs.com.au/language/chi...
sbs.com.au
【观点】特朗普说美国要买格陵兰岛 世界安全会受影响?
特朗普购买格陵兰岛言论,对中国处理台湾问题是否会产生影响?点击音频,收听昆士兰大学政治学与国际研究讲师刘旻然博士的分析。
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Minran Liu @minranliu.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
www.sbs.com.au/language/chi... I was interviewed by SBS for a year-end special, where we delved into a variety of topics, including the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Trump, China-US relations, China-Australia relations, and the Australian elections.
sbs.com.au
【观点】年终特辑:2024年全球政治风云:回顾与展望
在2024年错综复杂的国际局势背后隐藏着怎样的政治博弈与权力较量?点击音频,收听采访。
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