大洋洲研究中心副主任许少民发表中澳关系的合作论文

中山大学大洋洲研究中心副主任许少民副教授与悉尼科技大学澳中关系研究院客座教授马必胜（Mark Beeson）合作发表题为《澳大利亚与中国：地理、历史和路径依赖能否被克服？》（Australia and China: Can Geography, History, and Path-Dependence Be Overcome?）的英文学术论文。这篇论文被陈思德（Steve Chan）教授收录入其主编的作品《评估中国的影响力：理论与实践》（Gauging China’s Influence: Theory and Practice），并于2026年8月由剑桥大学出版社出版。

论文英文摘要如下：

China’s relationship with Australia is one of the most challenging it faces. While not an obvious strategic threat to China, Australia’s very close military ties with the United States, its hosting of American military assets, and its role as a significant regional power, mean that Australia cannot be ignored, or bullied into changing its ways, for that matter. On the contrary the task for China is to try and change the nature of the debate within Australia about the latter’s foreign and security policies in particular, as well the roles of China and the US in the region more generally. We argue that this remains a formidable challenge, and one which China has often not handled well, despite the importance of the bilateral economic relationship for both countries. There are, however, unambiguous signs of improvement in the relationship, albeit form a low base. Whether this can be successfully built upon by both sides given their respective historical concerns remains uncertain.