"Both energy transition and the decarbonization of the entire economy are major changes in the socio-economic field and will reshape all aspects of society. Therefore, climate cooperation can be used as a starting point to leverage international cooperation in a wider range of fields."
- Asia Society Australia associate director of clean energy, Dr Muyi Yang, on U.S. Presidential Climate Envoy John Kerry's visit to China in Phoenix Weekly.

"Unilateral moves to build infrastructure upstream can at times give [China] leverage over other countries and even go along with a greater influence in military projection and with trade."
- Asia Society Australia research associate, Genevieve Donnellon-May, on China's ever-expanding dam building program in Nikkei Asia.