China relations
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China says it ‘will not flinch’ as it meets Trump’s new tariffs with its own
It took only minutes for Beijing to respond to the latest salvo in the US president’s global trade war.
- Lisa Visentin
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- Opinion
- Opinion
Why Chinese warships off the coast were no bad thing for Australia
Many Australians seem to have missed a salient fact – our own navy conducts navigation operations and live firing exercises in the South China Sea.
- Christopher Pyne
No need for red paint: Taiwan finds a fix to historical statue problem
What should be done with the tributes to historically significant but flawed figures? The answer may lie in a nondescript park near Taipei.
- Lisa Visentin and Daniel Ceng
‘We want a decision’: Marles slaps down official over key navy contract
Military experts said the presence of a Chinese flotilla had reinforced the vulnerabilities of Australia’s “old and small” fleet of warships.
- Matthew Knott
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- Defence
As Wong and Dutton exchange fire, the Chinese flotilla laps Australia
The foreign minister accused the Coalition of seeking political advantage from ships’ exercises in the Tasman with inflammatory rhetoric on China.
- Matthew Knott
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- National security
If we panic about these Chinese ships, Xi wins the propaganda war
The arrival of Chinese warships near our coast is not a crisis. Treating it as one – with over-the-top indignation – diminishes our capacity to tackle real crises as the region deteriorates.
- Jennifer Parker
- Opinion
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‘We’ve been exposed’: China’s ‘act of intimidation’ – and why Australia can’t complain
Listen: International editor Peter Hartcher breaks down how Chinese warships conducted exercises off Australia, and what it says about our defence force.
- Peter Hartcher
China agrees to consider concerns about live-fire drills, NZ says
The drills prompted passenger flights between the two countries to divert mid-flight after Chinese naval vessels warned pilots they were flying above a live-fire exercise.
- Ken Moritsugu
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- Defence
Our defences have been tested, and they’ve failed
How much faith can we have that the Defence Force will know what’s going on and keep the public informed about any threats? Very little, if the past week is anything to go on.
- Matthew Knott
Coalition puts Albanese on notice over Chinese live-fire exercises
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been accused of keeping Australians in the dark about exactly when the Chinese navy gave notice that they would conduct live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea.
- Matthew Knott
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