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Yesterday

Scott Morrison in Washington.

The US trade war hypocrisy Morrison was too polite to mention

If the former PM detected any contradiction in US politicians asking for help in Congress on standing up to economic coercion, he did not acknowledge it.

This Month

The AUKUS pact was a bid to stem China’s intentions in the Indo-Pacific, but America’s strikes on Iran mean the focus is now on the Middle East.

‘Stronger together’: Congress backs AUKUS ahead of Morrison hearing

Two US congressmen say the tripartite nuclear-powered submarine pact is key to checking Chinese expansionism in the Indo-Pacific region.

China ordered this Aussie flower farm to grow rice. Then they found a solution

In a country of 1.4 billion people, keeping everyone fed can be the difference between stability and chaos. The Lynch Group nearly had to tear down its greenhouses.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the President of China, Xi Jinping in November 2024.

We’re letting Xi Jinping weaponise our economy all over again

Australia’s pursuit of growing trade dependence on China is making us increasingly vulnerable to Beijing and its coercion toolkit.

Chinese President Xi Jinping believes he has more patience than Donald Trump.

Rumours of Xi’s downfall distract from China’s real challenges

The notion that Xi Jinping is about to be toppled is a distraction from the real cleavages in Chinese politics.

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The fading power of Xi Jinping

In a system built on secrecy, no one knows the reality behind the scenes, but there are signs China’s leader could be in political trouble.

A wider conflict in the Middle East could be a prospectively enticing opening for President Xi Jinping.

Why we may be on the cusp of a more stable global order

There is speculation afoot China’s hardline President Xi Jinping may be replaced by a more pragmatic and Western-friendly successor.

June

Xi Zhongxun and his wife Qi Xin with their sons Xi Jinping (right) and Xi Yuanping.

To understand Xi Jinping, look at his father’s life

Xi Zhongxun was purged by the Communist Party he served and went on to help reform Chinese politics. His son is the most authoritarian leader since Mao.

Donald Trump says he has a “deal” with Xi Jinping. But what Trump calls a “deal” is invariably just a way station to the next fight.

Trump’s ‘deal’ with China is just a waypoint to the next fight

Donald Trump behaves as though he has an unfettered ability to dictate terms to foreign countries, but that doesn’t work when you are so reliant on a single supplier.

A Xpeng Mona M03 electric vehicle at a showroom at the company’s headquarters in Guangzhou.

China’s brutal EV price war is raising quality fears

An extreme discount war on electric vehicles has Beijing worried about a race to the bottom and damage to its international “Made in China” brand.

President Donald Trump speaking at US Steel Corporation’s Mon Valley Works-Irvin plant on Friday in Pennsylvania.

Trump tests the world’s nervous system – again

The president’s fury at being mockingly labelled TACO on tariffs may be enough to ensure that he proceeds on schedule.

May

Students take photos on the steps of the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library at Harvard University.

US to ‘aggressively’ revoke visas of Chinese students

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is targeting Chinese students in the administration’s latest move to crack down on foreigners hoping to study in America.

Chinese Ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, at Darwin Port last week.

Chinese envoy slams ‘ethically questionable’ takeover of Darwin Port

Beijing’s ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian says Chinese port owner Landbridge shouldn’t be punished by having its lease ended on security grounds.

CATL is off to the races in Hong Kong.

China’s battery giant eyes global domination in Trump era

CATL pulled off the world’s biggest stock listing so far this year. But the global maker of EV batteries has become caught in US-China tensions.

Xi Jinping has transformed China into a clean energy leader.

How Xi Jinping sparked China’s electricity revolution

Beijing’s aggressive pursuit of energy self-sufficiency could give it the upper hand in the trade war with the US.

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April

China’s ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian.

No, Ambassador Xiao, China is not a champion of free trade

It is not Trump’s tariffs but Chinese economic policies and practices over many decades that are the greater challenge to economic globalisation as we know it.

Standoff: US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping.

China thinks it will win this trade game of chicken. Here’s why

Market turmoil and cracks in support for Donald Trump’s tariffs have further cemented the view that Beijing need only wait a little longer for backlash to build.

Both leaders have pledged to take control of the Port of Darwin from Chinese firm Landbridge.

‘We’re not for sale’: Darwin Port rebuffs PM, Dutton takeover pledge

Both Labor and the Coalition are on a unity ticket that Darwin port’s Chinese owner should have its 99-year lease axed.

March

Far-right populist Steve Bannon is clashing with billionaire Elon Musk.

‘Parasitic illegal immigrant’: The Musk v Bannon feud fires up

Donald Trump has made clear he wants to keep both men and their allies within his MAGA movement, but the tensions are growing.

The Trump and Xi shows could not be more stark

For many observers, the contrast between China’s orderly political gathering at the Great Hall of the People this week and the White House chaos was stark.

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