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Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.
Dire straits: Chinese students in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic
Universities need to take immediate steps to disseminate ideas and values that transcend national borders and national interests.
Can China still reach its carbon emission reduction goals (post-)COVID?
As the world’s largest carbon emitter and its second-largest economy, China’s actions will profoundly affect climate change.
Chinese social workers during the pandemic: Stuck between the government and the people
China’s continued ‘zero-COVID’ policy is placing a great deal of pressure on grassroots personnel tasked with carrying out the policy.
Growing green? South Korea’s approach to the COVID-19 economic recovery
Korea’s pioneering of ‘green growth’ makes it a leader in reconciling the ever-conflicting goals of economic growth and environmental sustainability.
International students and the Chinese public service: A more inward-looking post-COVID China?
Australia assumes that Chinese students educated in Australia will be a ‘soft power’ asset. But what if Australia-educated students aren’t getting the influential jobs?