Former Turnbull security adviser auditing academics’ links to China
The universities of Sydney, New South Wales, Monash and Queensland have engaged former journalist and policy adviser John Garnaut to detect foreign interference risks.
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Wrestling with free speech, racism and China on university campuses
Racism, the fear of cancel culture and government pressure are influencing how universities, galleries and student journalists deal with China on campus.
Alibaba fined $3.66 billion on monopoly charge in China
The Chinese Communist Party is cracking down on the country’s biggest e-commerce company, warning it not to stifle competition.
China’s dilemma: Growing old before it becomes rich and powerful
It faces a multitrillion-dollar bill or an overhaul of its fertility and retirement systems.
‘If we are provoked we will respond’: China goes on offensive over treatment of Uighurs
Australia has struggled to get its relationship with China back on track ever since the Morrison government pushed for an independent inquiry into the outbreak of COVID-19.
Trade delegation to China on business and federal government’s wishlist
Australian businesses have produced a plan for a high-level trade mission to China, but political tensions between the two nations present some difficulties.
Spiked uni article exposes good intentions, not woke deference to China
The removal of a Sydney University online article exposing links between professors and the Chinese government was the wrong call, but there is no free speech crisis on campus.
10m doses a day: China’s vaccination rollout complete with ice cream
China has already proved how effectively it can mobilise against the coronavirus. Now it has set itself a new goal.
Victoria’s secret agreement with China faces federal government scrutiny
The Commonwealth will probe a third deal between the Andrews government and China to advance public-private partnerships for infrastructure projects, signed separately to Victoria’s controversial Belt and Road deal.
‘Left activists have forgotten what freedom of speech is’: Education Minister slams students for pulling China story
Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge has criticised Sydney University’s student newspaper for taking down a report revealing academics’ links to the Chinese government, saying the move highlights the importance of […]
‘We left in a hurry’: BBC correspondent flees China citing threats
The campaign of harassment included being trailed by secret police on the morning the journalist couple hastily left the country.
Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China’s website suffers cyber attack
IPAC was formed last year, partly in response to China’s bullying of Australia after Prime Minister Scott Morrison called for an inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.
Secret meeting with official turns China meat contract from ‘no’ to ‘go’
The unusual steps taken by one lamb producer to end the suspension of its export licence opens a window into the murky world of the meat trade with China.
China sanctions US, Canadian officials in escalation over Xinjiang
China has announced new sanctions against US and Canadian officials in a growing political and economic feud over its policies in the traditionally Muslim region of Xinjiang.
China hits Australian winemakers with new tariffs
Australian winemakers have been hit by fresh tariffs from China that will deliver a sharp economic blow to the sector.
#FreedomLobster, #FreedomPineapple: new food alliance driven by China’s trade wars
Lobster sales across Australia have continued to surge as restaurants and pubs put them on the menu. Taiwan says it wants to work together as it weathers a trade strike […]
The world’s electric cars are leaving Australia for dust
While Volkswagen describes Australia as “an automotive Third World”, the US, Britain, Europe and China are seizing the opportunities of the electric vehicle revolution.
China’s ‘blatant coercion’ of Australia is a lesson for the world, says Antony Blinken
America’s top diplomat called on democratic nations to work together to counter China’s “aggressive actions” and technological advancements.
Behaviour in Parliament House shames democracy
Age readers on the latest sexual misconduct claims out of Canberra, the flooding across eastern Australia, the delayed vaccine rollout, Australia’s policy on China and Victoria’s new consent education program.
US, China friction further complicates Australia’s predicament
Our leaders in Canberra will need a deft touch to navigate a more robustly competitive diplomatic environment as tensions mount between the United States and China.
Tesla cars banned by China military on concerns over cameras
Tesla cars have been banned from Chinese military complexes and housing compounds because of concerns about sensitive data being collected by cameras built into the vehicles.
A woman won a landmark MeToo case in China. Why is winning so hard?
A rare legal win in China has offered hope to other who’ve been harassed that China’s laws targeting sexual harassment are growing sharper teeth.
China has no interest in bridging the democracy divide with the US
The superpower’s message to the US at the Alaskan meeting was blunt: the world didn’t need American-style international rules any more.
‘Real buzz in the room’: Johnson holds virtual call with Hong Kongers who’ve fled China’s crackdown
Hong Kongers who fled China’s repressive crackdown have urged British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to consider recognising their qualifications in order to make their resettlements in Britain an easier experience.
Marise Payne says Australia won’t trade away values to restart China dialogue
Foreign Minister Marise Payne welcomes the Biden administration’s guarantee that the US will not grant China any improvement in relations until Beijing stops its economic coercion of Australia.
China to put detained Canadians on trial this week
Beijing has revealed few details of the charges against “the two Michaels”, held since December 2018.
US punishes 24 Chinese officials on eve of first talks under Biden
The US Secretary of State mentioned China in the same breath as Myanmar, North Korea and other countries in which he said threatened democracy and stability.
WA Parliament confident sensitive data safe after hack linked to China group
The attack left Parliament House without email for 19 hours as staff worked on a fix.
Russia, not China, tried to influence 2020 election, says US intel community
The report punctures a counter-narrative pushed by Trump’s allies that China was interfering on Biden’s behalf, concluding that Beijing “did not deploy interference efforts.”
US shows solidarity with Australia over China trade war
The Biden administration in Washington is showing strong signs it will go into bat for Australian exporters if China continues to pursue punitive trade measures.