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Dr Minran Liu
Dr

Minran Liu

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Overview

Background

Dr Minran Liu is a Lecturer in the School of Political Science and International Studies (POLSIS) at the University of Queensland. His teaching and research focus on Chinese politics and strategy, East Asian politics, and Asia-Pacific regional security.

He is currently a Member-at-Large of the Executive Committee of the International Studies Association (ISA) Asia-Pacific. He is a Research Associate at the Second Cold War Observatory, an Adjunct Fellow at the Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI) at the University of Technology Sydney, and an Honorary Member of the China Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. Before joining UQ, he was a Lecturer in International & Political Studies at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra. He was a Lecturer in International Relations in the Discipline of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, where he was the Degree Director of the Master of International Security program. He has extensive experience in professional education and regularly provides commentary on politics and international relations to broader public audiences through Australian and international media outlets.

Availability

Dr Minran Liu is:
Not available for supervision
Media expert

Works

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7 works between 2022 and 2026

1 - 7 of 7 works

2026

Book Chapter

'Deputy Sheriff' vs 'New Intruder'? Assessing Australia's and China's situational dynamics in the South Pacific

Liu, Minran (2026). 'Deputy Sheriff' vs 'New Intruder'? Assessing Australia's and China's situational dynamics in the South Pacific. Shores of security: exploring geopolitics in the Oceania region. (pp. 3-17) edited by Shaista Shameem and Monojit Das. Lautoka, Fiji: The University of Fiji Press.

'Deputy Sheriff' vs 'New Intruder'? Assessing Australia's and China's situational dynamics in the South Pacific

2026

Book Chapter

Beijing's wedge strategies and the fragility of US–South Korea alliance: from Park to Yoon

Liu, Minran and Yuan, Jingdong (2026). Beijing's wedge strategies and the fragility of US–South Korea alliance: from Park to Yoon. The US–China Rivalry. (pp. 195-220) Cheltenham, United kingdom; Northampton, MA, United States: Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Limited; Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc.. doi: 10.4337/9781035362288.00020

Beijing's wedge strategies and the fragility of US–South Korea alliance: from Park to Yoon

2026

Book

State identity politics and the making of East Asia: perspectives from China and Japan

Liu, Minran (2026). State identity politics and the making of East Asia: perspectives from China and Japan. London, United Kingdom: Routledge.

State identity politics and the making of East Asia: perspectives from China and Japan

2025

Journal Article

Imagined weakness: the peaceful riser identity and Beijing's policy overcorrection in the South China Sea

Liu, Minran and Chan, Edward Sing Yue (2025). Imagined weakness: the peaceful riser identity and Beijing's policy overcorrection in the South China Sea. International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, 25 (3) lcaf006. doi: 10.1093/irap/lcaf006

Imagined weakness: the peaceful riser identity and Beijing's policy overcorrection in the South China Sea

2024

Journal Article

Identity-policy discrepancy: crisis perception, third-order change and the shifting foreign policy trajectories of China and Japan toward Northeast Asia

Liu, Minran (2024). Identity-policy discrepancy: crisis perception, third-order change and the shifting foreign policy trajectories of China and Japan toward Northeast Asia. Contemporary Politics, 30 (5), 678-703. doi: 10.1080/13569775.2024.2311985

Identity-policy discrepancy: crisis perception, third-order change and the shifting foreign policy trajectories of China and Japan toward Northeast Asia

2022

Book

比较法: 超越定性与定量之争

Ragin, Charles C. and Liu, Minran (translator) (2022). 比较法: 超越定性与定量之争. Shanghai, China: 格致出版社(上海人民出版社).

比较法: 超越定性与定量之争

2022

Book Chapter

Confidence building, early warning and fact finding in Sino-ROK disputes: can preventive diplomacy work in a bilateral context?

Liu, Minran and Yuan, Jingdong (2022). Confidence building, early warning and fact finding in Sino-ROK disputes: can preventive diplomacy work in a bilateral context?. Achieving Sustaining Peace through Preventive Diplomacy. (pp. 139-155) edited by Yanjun Guo and Zhili Han. Singapore, Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. doi: 10.1142/9789811240713_0007

Confidence building, early warning and fact finding in Sino-ROK disputes: can preventive diplomacy work in a bilateral context?

Supervision

Availability

Dr Minran Liu is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Media

Enquiries

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  • Asia-Pacific security
  • Chinese politics and strategy
  • East Asian politics

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