January
Albanese rejects Trudeau comparison over cost-of-living pain
Anthony Albanese suggests Canada’s outgoing PM Justin Trudeau wore out his welcome with voters when asked about the demise of the fellow political progressive.
October 2023
Cheng Lei freed by China after three years in jail
The Australian journalist, detained at the height of tensions with Beijing, has been reunited with her daughters in Melbourne.
June 2023
The hunt for a Huawei spy in the city of spires
When Huawei undercut rival Ericsson’s bid to build Denmark’s 5G phone network, investigators uncovered a web of influence – and became targets themselves.
May 2023
China expels Canadian diplomat in tit-for-tat response
The move comes after Canada expelled Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei for allegedly trying to target a Canadian lawmaker critical of China’s treatment of Uighurs.
1000 days in detention: China urged to release Australian
Australian journalist Cheng Lei marks 1000 days in detention in Beijing this week with a verdict on her case delayed again.
December 2022
‘Ice thaws, but slowly’: Experts optimistic on China trade
Experts said China’s bans on Australian timber, meat, and barley will ease after Penny Wong’s visit, “but it won’t all happen at once”. “The major point is that it has started.”
December 2021
UK, Canada join diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Games
The United States was the first to announce the boycott this week, saying its government officials would not attend February’s Beijing Olympics because of China’s human rights ‘atrocities’.
August 2021
Canberra on alert after China jails Canadian for spying
China has sentenced Canadian businessman Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison for spying. Two Australians are in detention in China on similar charges.
March 2021
Australia joins US, others to support Canadians jailed in China
Diplomats from 26 countries, including Australia, have gathered outside a Beijing courthouse in support of two Canadian citizens on trial for espionage.
September 2020
China is escalating its punishment diplomacy
The EU, US and other democracies need to form a united front and formally agree they will not be played off against each other when individual countries are 'punished' by Beijing.
Beware the long arms of American and Chinese law
Without common international rules, third countries may increasingly find themselves torn between the competing extraterritorial demands of Washington and Beijing.
Detained Australian author vows to never confess despite Chinese pressure
Yang Hengjun sends a message to supporters amid signs he could soon be put on trial 19 months after he was detained.
August 2020
Is Huawei too big to fail?
Washington’s latest sanctions have been likened to a ‘death sentence’ on the telecoms group but some say that is premature.
The decoupling of the US and China has only just begun
The past 40 years of world history have been built around globalisation and the rapprochement between the US and China. But that world is fast disappearing.
July 2020
HSBC denies colluding with the US to ‘set a trap’ for Huawei
HSBC has rejected Chinese media allegations that it tried to entrap Huawei in the act of breaking US sanctions, and that it had presented US authorities with misleading information.
Canada contemplates harsh realities of one world, two systems
Ottawa is considering revamping or replacing its China strategy entirely. A restart is widely expected later in 2020, but it is unclear what that will look like.
May 2020
Huawei CFO loses bid to end US extradition fight in Canada
For now, Meng Wanzhou will remain under house arrest in Vancouver as the fight against US efforts to prosecute her moves forward.
March 2020
Huawei beats an inevitable retreat
The Chinese telco giant's experiment of setting up a local board populated with heavy hitters to push its case in Canberra and win over the public ultimately failed, writes Jennifer Hewett.
February 2020
US accuses China's Huawei of stealing tech from six companies
US prosecutors accuse Huawei of stealing trade secrets from six companies, and of helping Iran monitor protesters, escalating the battle with the Chinese telco.
Smaller countries the biggest losers under US-China trade deal
The real danger of the new agreement is that it replaces a trading system based largely on agreed rules with one based purely on negotiating muscle.