Gerry Groot

Gerry Groot is Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies and Head of the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. He has writes on united front work, soft power, social change as it relates to China and Asian influences on Western culture past and present.

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The Life and Death of United Front Promises From Revolution to (Re)-Unification Past, Present and Future

10.19.2022 Gerry Groot

Introduction The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) dramatic show of military force in the Taiwan Straits between August 4-6, ostensibly in retaliation for the visit to...

Publication China Brief China

Understanding the Role of Chambers of Commerce and Industry Associations in United Front Work

06.19.2018 Gerry Groot

In 2017, following explosive allegations of CCP interference in Australian politics by mainstream Australian media outlets, real estate billionaire Chau Chak-Wing (周泽荣) sat for an...

Publication China Brief Australia

The Rise and Rise of the United Front Work Department under Xi

04.24.2018 Gerry Groot

The March meeting of China’s two national level parliaments, the National People’s Congress and the Chinese Peoples’ Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), was notable for more...

Publication China Brief China and the Asia-Pacific

United Front Work after the 19th Party Congress

12.22.2017 Gerry Groot

Lost in the sea of political rhetoric and policies laid out during the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 19th Congress in October were references to United...

Publication China Brief China and the Asia-Pacific