Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong detained, faces jail for ‘illegal assembly’
Wong’s continued pro-democracy activism has drawn the wrath of Beijing, which sees it as a “black hand” of foreign forces.
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China’s trade threats hit Australia with ‘psychological warfare’
Australian exporters have accused the government of abandoning them as Beijing’s trade tactics and propaganda show the first signs of significant political impact.
China’s $6 billion trade stoush: Fears wheat is next Australian target
Australian wheat exporters are nervously watching the escalating trade dispute with China amid fears they could be Beijing’s next target.
An intolerant, divisive Australian image is damaging us in China
“The cameras in Beijing will form an opinion of us which is very different I think of the way we would want ourselves to be portrayed.”
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With ‘great concern’: Germany watching Australia-China relationship
Ambassador warns Beijing is becoming more assertive and is seen in parts of the Indo-Pacific as a threat.
BHP’s Chinese customers seek to defer Australian coal
Chinese customers have requested mining giant BHP to defer coal cargoes coming from Australia amid Beijing’s latest crackdown.
Westpac closes Chinese branches in global consolidation
Westpac has insisted the decision to close its Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong branches is purely commercial.
Western world waking up to Beijing’s bullying
Concerns about China’s growing influence in the Asia-Pacific are expediting the creation of international allegiances, unified by their wariness of the authoritarian state.
Australia preparing to spend up in south-east Asia to counter Beijing: sources
The package will include measures to counter China’s upstream dam-building exercises in the Mekong River, which last year exacerbated a severe drought in countries downstream.
Beijing changes tactics on Australia, looks to ‘reset’ diplomacy
Geoff Raby believes China is presenting itself as a responsible major power by making fresh overtures and not taking advantage of Trump’s virus diagnosis.
‘The next Xinjiang’: Inner Mongolia’s battle to save its culture
Five hundred kilometres north of Beijing, a group of teachers are taking a stand. They sign their names in a circle, in their ancestral language.
Beijing’s crackdown drives surge in Hongkongers seeking Australian visas
Australian universities are experiencing a “significant” increase in interest from Hong Kong citizens seeking to leave the former British colony.
China’s demand for Australian coal and iron ore surges despite rising animosity
A two-track trade relationship is developing between China and Australia. Imports critical to Beijing’s infrastructure stimulus are climbing while beef, barley and education attracts trade bans.
US warns its citizens in China they risk ‘arbitrary’ arrest
The State Department warned US citizens living in or traveling to China they may face arbitrary arrest, the latest sign of deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing.
ASX to rise as tech rally drives Wall Street higher
US stocks rose as investors looked past tensions between Washington and Beijing and sought out tech companies thought to be insulated from rising coronavirus infections.
‘They can never take away our beliefs’: Beijing’s endgame to quash HK dissent
From a Hong Kong jail cell, Australian-born Rebecca Louise Nunan urged her supporters to never give up hope despite Beijing’s latest crackdown.
Hong Kong’s new national security laws reach beyond China
Chinese-Australians accused of subversive activities will be subject to extraordinary new national security laws imposed by Beijing on Hong Kong if they return home.
‘The end of the Hong Kong the world knew’
The laws imposed by Beijing are broader than the extradition bill that triggered city-wide protests last year.
China imposes new laws on Hong Kong, US implements sanctions
Mainland national security agencies will operate in Hong Kong for the first time as residents fear Beijing is moving to stamp out all dissent.
China’s financial system is running out of room
Chinese investors are angry and it is set to force Beijing to backpedal on rules meant to clamp down on the unruly underbelly of its banking system.
Natuna: an idyll on the front line between Indonesia and China
A remote group of islands is becoming the scene of a major geopolitical stand-off, with Beijing making the running so far.
Beijing’s latest outbreak ‘came from Europe’ as numbers soar worldwide
China’s capital recorded a further drop in coronavirus cases amid tightened containment measures while Brazil surpassed more than 1 million confirmed infections.
China halts European salmon imports over suspected link to coronavirus outbreak
China has halted imports from European salmon suppliers amid fears they might be linked to a coronavirus outbreak at a Beijing market, although experts say the fish itself is unlikely […]
Fears of a second wave as Beijing steps up coronavirus measures
There had been almost no new coronavirus cases in the city for almost two months until an infection was reported on June 12.
‘Discourse control’: Political leaders’ language changes after signing up to Belt and Road, Clive Hamilton says
Political leaders around the world have adopted the Chinese Communist Party’s language soon after signing onto the Belt and Road Initiative, a new book argues, in a fresh warning to […]
Chinese students see political motive in Beijing’s call to stay away
Chinese students often suffer from exclusion in Australia though racist violence is rare, study finds, contrary to warnings from China’s Ministry of Education.
EU accuses China of waging pandemic disinformation campaign
It was the European Union’s highest-level and most forceful criticism yet of the way Beijing has handled its messaging about the pandemic.
Hong Kong media must ’embrace’ new laws: public broadcaster told
The former British colony is battling with questions over its judicial, corporate and now media freedom as Beijing imposes new laws that will punish dissent.
University of Queensland activist suspended for two years
Drew Pavlou, a student activist highly critical of the University of Queensland’s ties to Beijing, has been handed a two-year suspension from the institution.