Word requirement: 1700 (+/- 10%) (Every word in the document counts except the reference list. Do not use footnote or endnote.)

Submission: As a Word (not pdf) file attachment to the appropriate drop box of “Assessment Tasks” on Blackboard.

Task:

Discuss one of the following recent events using appropriate credible sources:

• ·  On 11 August 2016, the Australian government announced the rejection of two bids made by State Grid Corp of China Corporation and Cheung Kong Infrastructure separately to lease 50.4% of Ausgrid, which supplies electricity to southeastern New
• ·  On 7 August 2016, Australian swimmer, Mack Horton, made a remark before winning a gold medal that Chinese swimmer Sun Yang was a drug cheat.
  Discuss the responses of Chinese Internet users and the Chinese media to Horton’s remark.
• ·  On 12 July 2016, a tribunal of the International Court of Justice in the Hague ruled that China did not have territorial claim within the “nine-dash line”.
  Discuss the immediate responses to and longer-termed consequences of the ruling.

Expectations:

1. Before doing the analysis, your research report should first say clearly what actually happened most recently.
2. Relevant background information about what happened in the past is expected to be provided to help understanding of the latest happenings.
3. The analysis is expected to include multiple and divergent perspectives—preferrably including opposing views.
4. The piece is expected to rely on multiple sources of information—inclusive of sources outside and inside of the PRC.

Guidelines:

1. Please note this is not a commentary piece. You are not meant to express your own

agreement or disagreement about the happening directly.

1. Take intelligent in-depth reports published by news organisations as model examples.

Here are a few examples (except that they may not contain divergent enough sources): The Economist (2016, Jul 30). Disgorging; Flood control
Magnier, M. (2015, Mar 13). U.K. to Join China-Backed Development Bank. The

Wall Street Journal.

Assignment 4: In-depth research report (40% of unit assessment)

South Wales.

Discuss the reasons behind the Australian government’s decision.

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Robertson, J. (2015, Aug 6). Beef, Big Bucks and Buy-Ups: Are Chinese Investors Changing the Face of Australia? The Guardian.

Channel News Asia (2015, Sep 3). China Celebrates 70 Years since Victory over Japan.

1. Aim to write a “current” piece. This means you need to find sources that can give you the most up-to-date (not up-to-year) situation about the issue, although material published in the past are also relevant for providing background understanding and comparing recent changes.
2. News articles published by news organizations, analysis pieces written by current affairs commentators, academics and diplomats, and documents and figures published by government agencies and non-profit organizations are very relevant credible sources appropriate for this assignment. Chinese-language materials can be consulted but they need to be translated into English if included as direct quotations.

Marking criteria	%
Accuracy and richness of background and current facts	25
Multiple and divergent perspectives presented	20
Coherence of argument in integrating facts and perspectives	20
Depth of analysis	10
Effective writing, grammar, punctuation, and spelling	15
Proper and correct citation of credible sources with accurate reference list in APA 6th style	10
Total	100

Total marks for the above criteria are multiplied by the “Fulfilling requirement of assignment” factor, which ranges from “1” to “0”. This factor takes into account the content requirements as stated above, and relevance of your piece to the assignment.

 

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