Australian Centre on China in the World

Source: https://ciw.anu.edu.au/ Parent: https://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/

The Australian Centre on China in the World (CIW) 中华全球研究中心 is a leading international institution for Chinese studies. CIW supports scholarship and education that further understanding of the Chinese world — the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan and the Chinese diaspora.

Events

The China Journal & The Little Red Podcast

News

Videos

## Upcoming Events

Thu, 26 Mar 2026

[### John Donaldson - “The Allure of Modernization: Guizhou’s Shift from Inclusive Development to Indebted Growth”

Under what conditions will the leaders of a developing economy resist dominant ideologies of modernization and development?](https://ciw.anu.edu.au/event/john-donaldson-allure-modernization-guizhous-shift-inclusive-development-indebted-growth)

Sat, 28 Mar 2026

[### ANU Open Day

Explore your future in Asia and the Pacific — meet CAP at ANU Open Day to learn about our degrees, languages and overseas study opportunities.](https://ciw.anu.edu.au/event/anu-open-day)

Supplied by 蜂鳥影像有限公司 Hummingbird Production

Sun, 29 Mar 2026

[### Film Screening + Panel Discussion | From Island to Island

Join us for a special screening of From Island to Island, the acclaimed documentary by Lau Kek-Huat that uncovers the hidden memories of WWII across Southeast Asia.](https://ciw.anu.edu.au/event/film-screening-panel-discussion-island-island)

Thu, 16 Apr 2026

[### Yu Tao - "Maritime Heritage and Local Governance in Contemporary China"

Intangible cultural heritage has become an increasingly visible policy domain in contemporary China.](https://ciw.anu.edu.au/event/yu-tao-maritime-heritage-and-local-governance-contemporary-china)

Thu, 30 Apr 2026

[### Christine Wong - "Beyond Land and Debt: Rebuilding the Fiscal Foundation to Revitalise Local Government Finance and Macro Management in China"

China’s local governments have long been the engines of its economic miracle, and their ailing finances have been a drag on growth and the delivery of fiscal policy in the past few years.](https://ciw.anu.edu.au/event/christine-wong-beyond-land-and-debt-rebuilding-fiscal-foundation-revitalise-local-government)

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[The China Journal

21 October 2025

Ranked no. 1 for impact among Area Studies journals in 2024, The China Journal recently achieved another remarkable milestone for international impact.](https://ciw.anu.edu.au/news/australian-centre-china-worlds-china-journal-scores-pinnacle-worlds-social-science-journals)

[Photo by Seele An on Unsplash

17 July 2025

From the Classroom to the Streets: Sharpening Chinese through immersive learning as a CIW China Fellow

The first cohort of China Studies Fellows share with us their motivation to undertake the year-long CIW China Studies Fellowship as well as their experiences studying Chinese at XJTL in Suzhou.](https://ciw.anu.edu.au/news/classroom-streets-sharpening-chinese-through-immersive-learning-ciw-china-fellow)

[07 July 2025

CIW Postdoctoral Fellowship — Applications Open

CIW is seeking two Postdoctoral Fellows to engage in cutting-edge research on contemporary Chinese politics, public administration, economy, and society.](https://ciw.anu.edu.au/content-centre/article/news/ciw-postdoctoral-fellowship-applications-open)

[26 March 2025

CIW wins $1 million to build next generation China capabilities

CIW has secured $1 million to fund a four-year China Studies Fellowship Program. It will send 50 Australian graduates to Xi'an-Jiaotong Liverpool University for a year of intensive language study.](https://ciw.anu.edu.au/content-centre/article/news/ciw-wins-1-million-build-next-generation-china-capabilities)

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