The friendly association Dan Andrews met in Beijing aims at ‘grassroots’ power play

The friendly association Dan Andrews met in Beijing aims at ‘grassroots’ power play

It is called the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries,but it has Beijing’s interests at heart.

  • byEryk Bagshaw

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EU chief warns members not to fall into Australia’s trap with China

EU chief warns members not to fall into Australia’s trap with China

The European Commission’s head says the Chinese Communist Party is seeking to make the world – including Russia – dependent on China.

  • byLatika Bourke
How TikTok went from a popular video app to a matter of national security

How TikTok went from a popular video app to a matter of national security

A looming ban on Australian government devices is just the beginning of TikTok’s woes,with calls mounting to ban the app or force it to sell to new owners.

  • byAnthony Galloway andMatthew Knott
TikTok’s bigger danger could be disinformation,not data
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TikTok’s bigger danger could be disinformation,not data

Chinese Communist Party figures have been installed in senior roles at TikTok’s parent company,prompting a fresh warning to a federal parliamentary inquiry.

  • byNick McKenzie
‘Sweet spot’:Mutual fear of China drives Australia-India partnership
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‘Sweet spot’:Mutual fear of China drives Australia-India partnership

If the India-Australia relationship were a chariot,it would be pulled by a pair of horses. One marked “China threat”,the other “economic growth”.

  • byPeter Hartcher
How Xi Jinping has tightened his grip on China at key meeting
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How Xi Jinping has tightened his grip on China at key meeting

In his last year in office,Li Keqiang attempted to cast himself as the counterbalance to Xi Jinping’s ideological crusade. By Sunday,it was clear he had failed.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
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Chinese Premier calls for combat readiness but softens tone on Taiwan

Chinese Premier calls for combat readiness but softens tone on Taiwan

Li Keqiang said the military should intensify training under combat conditions by 2027. That’s when the US thinks China will move on the island.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
No more pussyfooting:Australia’s monarchists take five to respond to Anthony Albanese

No more pussyfooting:Australia’s monarchists take five to respond to Anthony Albanese

Australia’s monarchists,apoplectic that King Charles III’s visage won’t feature on the five-dollar note,shift into top-gear condemnation.

  • byTony Wright
Former president Jiang Zemin who guided China’s growth dies aged 96

Former president Jiang Zemin who guided China’s growth dies aged 96

Jiang Zemin led his country out of isolation after the crushing of pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and supported wide-ranging economic reforms.

  • byJoe McDonald
Youth unemployment and a wealth exodus:Xi Jinping’s real problems are at home

Youth unemployment and a wealth exodus:Xi Jinping’s real problems are at home

China’s economic heydays are behind it. Optimism is turning to pessimism. People are losing faith that their quality of life will improve. Urban youth unemployment has reached a record 20 per cent. The social contract is fractured.

  • byYun Jiang
‘Disaster’:What an Elon Musk-owned Twitter could mean for Ukrainian freedom and democracy
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‘Disaster’:What an Elon Musk-owned Twitter could mean for Ukrainian freedom and democracy

Musk has proposed solving the war in Ukraine by letting Russia keep territory and won praise from a top Chinese diplomat for suggesting China take control of Taiwan.

  • byJoseph Menn andCat Zakrzewski