University of Tasmania, Australia

The Australian Centre on China in the World (CIW) is a national centre in the College of Asia & the Pacific (CAP) at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra.  The UTAS Chinese Program has representation on the CIW management group and contributes to the analyses, website content and published material of the Centre.

The China Story, launched in August 2012, is a web-based account of contemporary China created by CIW. The website will be updated regularly. It offers an account and analysis of ideas, events, people and narratives in and about China edited by affiliates of CIW.  It introduces important Chinese thinkers in various fields and provide summaries and explanations of as well as links to texts of interest.

The mission of the Australian Centre on China in the World is to enhance national capability in research on and the teaching of Chinese Studies, and to foster a greater understanding of China in the world across academic, policy-making and community audiences both nationally and internationally