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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Bates Gill has a 30-year career as a scholar, policy advisor and author, focusing on Asia-Pacific politics, foreign policy and security, with a particular focus on China and U.S.-China relations. He has held leadership, research and academic positions with some of the world's leading institutions and universities, including the Brookings Institution, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Sydney, and the Australian National University.
He has published eight books and over 150 other publications, including most recently China Matters: Getting it Right for Australia (Black Inc/LaTrobe University Press, 2017)(with Linda Jakobson). His current research projects include a focus on the modernisation of Chinese strategic forces (nuclear, cyber, space) and how U.S. allies are balancing relations between a rising China and an uncertain America.
External positions
Inaugural Scholar in Residence, Asia Society Australia
Oct 2020 → Dec 2021Chair, Board of Directors, China Policy Centre
2020 → …Senior Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI, London)
2020 → …Associate Fellow, Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House)
2014 → 2019Editorial Board member, China Quarterly
2012 → …Member, International Advisory Board, Shanghai Institutes of International Studies
1 Dec 2010 → …Editorial Board member, Security Challenges
2010 → …Governing Board member, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), NTU
Jan 2009 → …Member, Council on Foreign Relations
2000 → …Editorial Board member, Journal of Contemporary China
1998 → …Fingerprint
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Projects
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A Multi-Factor Model of China's Security Strategy in East Asia
Lim, Y., Gill, B. & Liao, N. C.
31/07/19 → 30/07/21
Project: Other
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China’s Pursuit of “Integrated Strategic Deterrence”: Aims, Capabilities, and Impact on U.S.-China Strategic Stability
1/09/19 → 31/08/20
Project: Research
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Assessing the Ambitious Reform Plans of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA): Progress and Challenges
Gill, B., Schreer, B., Lee, S., Ni, A. & Blasko, D.
12/03/19 → 11/03/20
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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Assessing the ambitious reform plans of the Chinese People's Liberation Army: progress and challenges
Blasko, D., Gill, B., Ni, A. & Schreer, B., 31 Mar 2020, 117 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Assessing the ambitious reforms of the Chinese People's Liberation Army: progress, problems and prospects
Gill, B., Jun 2020, United service, 71, 2, p. 9-12 4 p.Research output: Contribution to Newspaper/Magazine/Website › Article
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Assessing the ambitious reforms of the People's Liberation Army: progress, problems, and prospects
Gill, B., Ni, A., Schreer, B. & Blasko, D., Mar 2020, 117 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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China in the COVID world: continuing challenges for a rising power
Gill, B., Nov 2020, Rome: NATO Defense College. 4 p. (NDC Policy Reports; no. 20)Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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China's global influence: post-COVID prospects for soft power
Gill, B., Jun 2020, In: Washington Quarterly. 43, 2, p. 97-115 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Royal Order of the Commander of the Polar Star
Gill, Bates (Recipient), Apr 2013
Prize: Honorary award
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Senior Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute
Gill, Bates (Recipient), Jan 2020
Prize: Other distinction
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Press / Media
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on Chinese navy use of laser against US military aircraft
29/02/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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