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Melbourne Asia Review is an initiative of the Asia Institute. Any inquiries about Melbourne Asia Review should be directed to the Managing Editor, Cathy Harper.

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Does academic opinion matter? The development of the Chinese Communist Party’s decision-making system

  • Associate Professor Taotao Zhao & Ke Xiao,

New research on the changing role of academic opinion in the CCP’s decision-making.

Perceptions of bilateral tensions between China and Australia/Aotearoa New Zealand in educational settings

  • Dr Grace Yue Qi, Andrew Scrimgeour and Dr Jeffrey Gil.,

New research on bi-lateral tensions with China and the work of Chinese language educators.

Social service delivery for the marginalised in rural China: political will matters

  • Assistant Professor Qianjin Zhang,

China’s rapid urbanisation has contributed to increased numbers of children and elderly left without carers in rural areas.

East Asia’s low spending model on welfare is no longer fit for tackling growing inequality

  • Dr Gyu-Jin Hwang,

Despite their economic ‘miracles’ most East Asian nations have fairly low levels of spending on welfare.

INTERVIEW: Is China’s welfare system changing and does it have capacity to care for its rapidly ageing population?

  • Professor Joshua Ka-ho Mok,

China is home to the largest population of older people in the world. How will it look after them?