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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 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

Dr Minran Liu is:
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

Search Professor Minran Liu’s works on UQ eSpace

5 works between 2022 and 2026

1 - 5 of 5 works

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:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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

Contact Dr Minran Liu directly for media enquiries about:

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

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