Professor James Laurenceson is an economist, educator, analyst and researcher. He is Director of the Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS:ACRI), Australia’s first and only research institute devoted to studying the relationship of the two countries.

Professor Laurenceson conducts research that seeks to inform Australia’s engagement with China. His research has been published in leading scholarly journals including China Economic Review, China Economic Journal, Journal of Contemporary China and Australian Journal of International Affairs.

Professor Laurenceson also provides regular commentary on contemporary developments in China’s economy and the Australia-China relationship. His opinion articles have appeared in The Australian Financial Review, The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, South China Morning Post, among many other publications.

He has previously held academic appointments at the University of Queensland (Australia), Shandong University (China) and Shimonoseki City University (Japan).