Simone van Nieuwenhuizen

on July 25, 2018

Simone van Nieuwenhuizen is a researcher at the Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney. She has held research and project roles at the University of Sydney China Studies Centre, the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy, and the Lowy Institute for International Policy. She holds a Master of International Relations in Diplomacy from Peking University, completed entirely in Chinese, and a Bachelor of Arts in Languages from the University of Sydney.

Van Nieuwenhuizen is co-author of China and the New Maoists (Zed Books, 2016) with Kerry Brown. Her research interests include Chinese foreign policy and diplomacy, and China-Middle East relations. She speaks Mandarin Chinese and Arabic, and is studying Russian.

Trump Says China Is ‘Being Vicious’ and Targeting U.S. Farmers on Purpose

By Fred Imbert on July 25, 2018

Trump’s comment comes after the administration announced a $12 billion bailout plan for farmers hit by tariffs on their goods. Earlier this month, China slapped a 25 percent tariff on U.S. soybeans, one of the biggest U.S. exports to China.

Business, Economy, Politics
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Business, Economy, Politics
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Giving In to China, U.S. Airlines Drop Taiwan (in Name at Least)

By Sui-Lee Wee on July 25, 2018

You can book a ticket to Taipei from New York on a major American airline. Just don’t ask them which country you are going to. American, which was the first to make the switch, listed Taipei Taoyuan International Airport, the city’s main airport, as a destination for travelers looking to book a flight on its website

Business, Economy, Politics
Airlines, Taiwan, China-Taiwan Relations, U.S.-Taiwan Relations

China and India Launch Investment Spree in Africa Ahead of Key Summit

By Justina Crabtree on July 25, 2018

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Business, Economy, Politics
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A China in the World Podcast

By Paul Haenle & Chen Dingding on July 25, 2018

Chen says deteriorating bilateral relations are due to both the Trump administration’s trade policies and to a growing U.S. consensus that foreign policy toward China should be reevaluated. The Chinese government’s view that industrial policy is a legitimate tool to promote economic growth stands in stark contrast to the U.S. position that market forces should play a leading role in economic development.