Minran Liu

Minran Liu is a Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Sydney. He is concurrently a lecturer in International and Political Studies at UNSW Canberra at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). He received his PhD at the University of Sydney and is interested in Chinese defence and foreign policy, domestic-international interaction, and Australia-China relations.

Recent articles by Minran Liu

Beyond good and evil: The mainstream media and stable relations with China

Beyond good and evil: The mainstream media and stable relations with China

By going beyond the good and evil binary, the Australian media could play a more constructive role in fostering enduring stability between Australia and China, delineating a path that maintains Australia's safety and integrity.

Red Alert: news media ‘Sleep-Walking’ into US war propaganda

Red Alert: news media ‘Sleep-Walking’ into US war propaganda

One of the best-known writers on public opinion, Walter Lippmann, tells us that every conflict is fought on two fronts: the battlefield and the minds of people via propaganda. ‘We must remember that in time of war what is said on the enemy’s side of the front is always propaganda, and what is said on our side of the front is truth and righteousness’.