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Breaking news and analysis on China-Australia relations, including trade and investment and the impact of wider issues such as the US-China trade war and South China Sea.
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Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic

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Illustration: Victor Sanjinez
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Trump admin launches review of Aukus submarine pact with Australia and UK

The move is likely to alarm Australia, which sees the submarines as critical to its defence as tensions grow over China’s military build-up.

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Opinion | How Australia can use the Trump tariff pause to stabilise ties with China

A clear long-term strategy, reframed political narrative and revitalised people-to-people ties can help mend years of distrust and antagonism.

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China invested in a lagging Darwin port. Now profitable, Australia wants it back

Xiao Qian says Landbridge Group, which has a 99-year lease, has made significant investments in the port and contributed to the local economy.

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Re-elected Australian PM heads to Indonesia first to signal Southeast Asia focus

The prime minister’s visit to his ‘good friend’ Prabowo shows that the region is central to Australia’s foreign policy agenda, experts say.

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No ‘radical changes’ from Australia as Albanese looks to shore up alliances

Canberra expected to continue managing close US relationship as it leans towards boosting ties with Southeast Asia, analysts note.

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Anthony Albanese is the first Australian prime minister in two decades to win re-election Photo: AAP/dpa
US-China relations

My Take | Voters from shell-shocked US allies pick stability over disruption

Rather than left or right-leaning political parties, citizens in Singapore, Australia and Canada chose ‘steady hands’ to navigate geopolitical turbulence.

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Anthony Albanese

China congratulates Australia’s Labor Party on federal election win

Beijing and Canberra are still apart on major strategic issues and no big changes expected, analyst says.

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‘Dark shadow’: Australia’s new government to shield it from US-China trade war

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the re-elected Labor government’s first priority will be to address the global economic uncertainty.

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Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers. Photo: Reuters
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How Australian-Chinese movie Guardians of the Tomb reached new lows

This 2018 co-production starring Li Bingbing about deadly spiders in China was poorly made and scripted, earning well below its budget.

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Li Bingbing as Jia, an expert on venomous creatures, in a still from Guardians of the Tomb.
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Opinion | Trump tariff shock should jolt Australia into standing on its own

Breaking away from its long-time ally will be painful for Canberra, but Washington has already taken the first irreversible step.

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China trade

China’s middle class loves avocados. Enter Australia?

After years of lobbying and a costly trade war that battered exports, Australian fruit producers brace for market access.

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‘That’s not going to happen’: Australia snubs China’s call to unite on trade

‘I don’t think we’ll be holding China’s hand,’ Defence Minister Richard Marles says, adding Canberra wants to diversify its trade.

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A shopper looks at beef products for sale at a supermarket in Sydney. Australia has been slugged with a 10 per cent tariff on goods exported to the US. Photo: AFP
Australia

Sinking feeling: is Australia’s navy ready for a Pacific conflict?

For years, Australia assumed it had time on its side. But experts warn its maritime defences are woefully unprepared for a modern conflict.

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HMAS Parramatta, and Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy. Photo: Shutterstock
Australia

Australia to reclaim strategic port from China after election, amid rising fears

The Port of Darwin, under a 99-year lease to Chinese firm Landbridge, is a strategic asset on Australia’s northern coast and home to a US base.

Australia-China trade ties ‘imperative’ as both sides eye prospects, risks

As geopolitical uncertainty and US tariffs reset global trade relations, both sides ‘have to work together’, Australian business council says.

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‘We’re keeping an eye on this’: Australia tracks hi-tech Chinese research ship

‘I would prefer that it wasn’t there’, Australian PM Anthony Albanese said on Monday of the ship, which recently visited New Zealand.

Australian servicemen use binoculars to scan the ocean in 2014. Australian media described the Chinese vessel as a hi-tech research ship. Photo: Australian Defence Force/AFP
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Hong Kong says it doesn’t send anonymous reward letters after Australia hits out

Wanted activists Kevin Yam and Ted Hui, both in Australia, reportedly the target of letters and pamphlets that have sparked official response.

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Letters | Chinese live-fire drill near Australia was not aimed just at the US

Readers discuss the pressure on Canberra to choose between China and the US, and Dr Sun Yat-sen’s legacy.

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Australia boosts military firepower with anti-ship missiles after China drill

Soldiers will be armed with anti-ship missiles and advanced targeting radars to counter Beijing’s naval presence.

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A Chinese warship in the Tasman Sea off Australia’s coast. Photo: dpa
New Zealand

Letters | Why China conducted naval drills in waters between Australia and New Zealand

Readers discuss Beijing’s maritime strategy, the US’ global influence, and the rise of China’s creative industry.

Sailors onboard the Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta look at the People’s Liberation Army-Navy Fuchi-class replenishment vessel and Weishanhu Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang in the Tasman Sea on February 13.Photo: Australian Defence Force/AFP
China’s navy

PLA Navy ships round out Australian circuit with sail near base hosting US sub

Australian Defence Force says fleet led by Type 055 destroyer Zunyi is northwest of Perth where USS Minnesota is docked.

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South China Sea

Editorial | Exercise by China’s PLA Navy sends timely reminder

Reaction to warships in Tasman Sea appears excessive, particularly when Australia dispatches forces to the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea.

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Will Australia use PNG defence deal as a ‘watchtower’ to track Chinese navy?

While the pact aims to strengthen Canberra’s regional leadership, it could also be utilised to monitor Chinese naval activity in the Pacific.

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A Chinese warship in the Tasman Sea off Australia’s coast. Photo: dpa
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How Chinese PLA’s latest forays off Australia cap years of maritime tensions

Australia’s growing presence in South China Sea and Taiwan Strait seen to underscore commitment to Western aims to curb China’s influence.

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A PLA Navy flotilla consisting of a destroyer, a frigate and a replenishment vessel have carried out combat exercises off Australia in recent days. Photo: CCTV
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New Zealand FM meets China’s Wang Yi in Beijing, raises PLA live-fire drills

The Chinese foreign minister tells Winston Peters that the two countries should trust each other and address differences through dialogue.

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PLA navy gives details on live-fire Pacific drills led by Type 055 warship Zunyi

CCTV report citing PLA Navy comes days after exercises in the Tasman Sea prompted monitoring by Australia and New Zealand.

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