David Morris

David Morris PhD has been diplomat, senior political adviser, visiting professor and adviser to businesses, governments, universities & the United Nations. He is CEO of the Australia China Business Council (Tasmania), which provides China market knowledge, networks, industry advocacy, advice and support for Tasmanian business China capability. David is an international political risk specialist, in particular on China in the world. In his book, A New Era of Risk: Why We Need a New, Sustainable Internationalism to Manage the Rise of China, published by Ethics Press in 2025, he argues that instead of catastrophizing risks and demonizing each other, we need to proportionately manage risks of interdependence and find areas of pragmatic cooperation, including in financing for development and new technology. He was Trade Commissioner in China, representing the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, 2015 - 2018 and recently completed two terms as Vice Chair, United Nations ESCAP Sustainable Business Network. He is Senior Research Fellow at Beijing Foreign Studies University, Senior Fellow at the Centre for China and Globalization, Annual Visiting Professor at the Catholic University of Vendée & Board Member of the Power Institute at the University of Sydney. David is a founding member of 1EarthVillage, a nonprofit organisation dedicated to de-polarizing dialogue for inter-cultural and inter-generational understanding.