When Taiwan changed leader,Beijing sent its own guests,uninvited

When Taiwan changed leader,Beijing sent its own guests,uninvited

This is the atmosphere in which Taiwan on Monday inaugurated its new president,Lai Ching-te,

  • byPeter Hartcher

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Meet Xi’s new No.1 enemy:The man at the heart of the US-China superpower battle

Meet Xi’s new No.1 enemy:The man at the heart of the US-China superpower battle

Taiwan’s new president Lai Ching-te has demanded Beijing stop threatening the island,while urging the world to see the protection of Taiwan’s democratic freedoms as essential to global peace.

  • byLisa Visentin andDaniel Ceng
I attended the Sea Power Conference. On behalf of Australia,I was embarrassed
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I attended the Sea Power Conference. On behalf of Australia,I was embarrassed

Inexcusably,not a single officer of our navy had bothered to travel from Canberra to attend our AUKUS partner’s principal naval strategic forum.

  • byGeorge Brandis
Putin and Xi pledge a ‘new era’ and condemn the United States

Putin and Xi pledge a ‘new era’ and condemn the United States

Putin’s two-day state visit to one of his strongest allies comes just as his country’s forces pressed an offensive in the most significant border incursion since the full-scale Ukraine invasion began.

  • byBernard Orr,Guy Faulconbridge andAndrew Osborn
Aaron staged a protest in Australia,then Chinese police paid his parents a visit

Aaron staged a protest in Australia,then Chinese police paid his parents a visit

Aaron,an international student studying in Sydney,knows all too well that the industrial-scale surveillance deployed by the Chinese government doesn’t stop at the border.

  • byLisa Visentin
Coalition slams the billionaires’ budget as miners cheer

Coalition slams the billionaires’ budget as miners cheer

The likes of Andrew Forrest and Gina Rinehart’s companies will receive an indirect boost to mine and process critical minerals or develop green hydrogen.

  • byElizabeth Knight
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Tensions rise between UK and China after three charged with ‘spying for Hong Kong’

Tensions rise between UK and China after three charged with ‘spying for Hong Kong’

China’s ambassador has been summoned by the UK Foreign Office amid rapidly deteriorating diplomatic relations between the two nations after the arrests.

  • byRob Harris
Made in Australia:The $22.7 billion punt to rival China’s dominance

Made in Australia:The $22.7 billion punt to rival China’s dominance

The government is betting big on green technologies and industry to grow local manufacturing.

  • byMike Foley
World’s oldest Chinese dragon vandalised in attack on Australian museum

World’s oldest Chinese dragon vandalised in attack on Australian museum

Two separate dragons were damaged in the attack. Police have released images of two suspects they are looking for.

  • byKerrie O'Brien andRachel Eddie
Qantas scraps direct flights to Shanghai as Chinese tourists stay away

Qantas scraps direct flights to Shanghai as Chinese tourists stay away

The airline will suspend all flights from Sydney to Shanghai at the end of July,citing a lack of demand since the route relaunched after COVID border closures.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Cut reliance on Chinese and Indian students,government tells universities

Cut reliance on Chinese and Indian students,government tells universities

University chiefs are being told to channel international students into courses that fill Australian skills shortages,deepening a dispute over federal plans to cap their annual intake.

  • byDavid Crowe andDaniella White