Overview
Background
Dr Minran Liu is a Lecturer in the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland. His teaching and research focus on Asia-Pacific security, East Asian politics, Chinese politics and strategy.
Before joining UQ, he was a Lecturer in International & Political Studies at the School of Humanities & Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra, at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). Additionally, he served as a Lecturer in International Relations within the Discipline of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, where he was also the Degree Director for the Master of International Security program. He is a Member-at-Large of the Executive Committee of the International Studies Association (ISA) Asia-Pacific. He is an Adjunct Fellow at the Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney and an Honorary Member of the University of Sydney's China Studies Centre. He regularly provides commentary on international relations through various Australian and international media outlets, including ABC, SBS, Sky News, CNA, The Straits Times, China Daily, and Het Financieele Dagblad, among others.
Availability
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- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Research impacts
Dr Minran Liu is a Lecturer in the School of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Queensland. His teaching and research focus on Asia-Pacific security, East Asian politics, Chinese politics and strategy. Before joining UQ, he was a Lecturer in International & Political Studies at the School of Humanities & Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra, at the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). Additionally, he served as a Lecturer in International Relations within the Discipline of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, where he was also the Degree Director for the Master of International Security program. He is a Member-at-Large of the Executive Committee of the International Studies Association (ISA) Asia-Pacific. He is an Adjunct Fellow at the Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney and an Honorary Member of the University of Sydney's China Studies Centre. He regularly provides commentary on international relations through various Australian and international media outlets, including ABC, SBS, Sky News, CNA, The Straits Times, China Daily, and Het Financieele Dagblad, among others.
Works
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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.
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
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
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).
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
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
THE NEW SILK ROAD: ROLE OF BALOCHISTAN IN CONNECTING CHINA TO THE ARABIAN SEA THROUGH CPEC
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Heloise Weber
Media
Enquiries
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- Asia-Pacific security
- Chinese politics and strategy
- East Asian politics
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