Lavina Lee is a senior lecturer in the department of security studies and criminology of Macquarie University in Sydney and a nonresident adjunct fellow with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
Upon taking office as Australia's prime minister in May 2022, Anthony Albanese promised that his administration would work to "stabilize" relations with China, saying he would "cooperate with China where we can, disagree where we must and engage in our national interest."



