NewsBite

The Team

The Editorial Team

Jamie SeidelContributor

After evolving a digital heart (not the pacemaker kind) out of inky veins, Jamie just wants an excuse to learn something new. But he’s fully aware his 32 years’ experience in the news industry has given him just enough knowledge to be dangerous. International affairs. History. Defence. Science. Space. Technology. He has a fascination for them all – particularly when it comes to social fallout. Translating tough concepts into common terms is his craft. His passion is to explore the big picture encompassing world events.

Latest

BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 20: Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army's Honour Guard Battalion wear protective masks as they stand at attention in front of photo of China's president Xi Jinping at their barracks outside the Forbidden City, near Tiananmen Square, on May 20, 2020 in Beijing, China. China's government will open its annual weeklong meetings known as the 'two sessions' at the Great Hall of the People on May 21st. They were delayed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After decades of growth, officials recently said China's economy had shrunk in the latest quarter due to the impact of the coronavirus epidemic. The slump in the worlds second largest economy is regarded as a sign of difficult times ahead for the global economy. While industrial sectors in China are showing signs of reviving production, a majority of private companies are operating at only 50% capacity, according to analysts. With the pandemic hitting hard across the world, officially the number of coronavirus cases in China is dwindling, ever since the government imposed sweeping measures to keep the disease from spreading. Officials believe the worst appears to be over in China, though there are concerns of another wave of infections as the government attempts to reboot the worlds second largest economy. Since January, China has recorded more than 82,000 cases of COVID-19 and at least 4000 deaths, mostly in and around the city of Wuhan, in central Hubei province, where the outbreak first started. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Beijing’s scary Australia master plan

Isolated and alone. Experts have warned what China in charge could mean for Australia – but there’s a way it can be avoided.

F-16 jet fighters during a military drill in southern Taiwan in May. A proposed sale would enlarge Taiwan’s fleet of F-16 fighters to about 210 from about 140. PHOTO: SAM YEH/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

Taiwan retaliates to China’s aggression

A tired Taiwan has scrambled fighters and activated defence missile systems as China’s air assault claims its first victims.

Joe Biden Xi Jinping composite - China's President Xi Jinping looks on during a signing ceremony of partnership agreements following a meeting with Italy's prime minister at Villa Madama in Rome on March 23, 2019 as part of a two-day visit to Italy. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)

‘Ludicrous’: US piles pressure on China

Tension is mounting in the South China Sea after the US breached a “sovereignty” limit. Now Joe Biden is under increasing pressure to take serious action.

One thing Putin and Xi both fear

One thing Putin and Xi both fear

Vladimir Putin rose to power through the KGB while Xi Jinping was born into privilege. But there’s one thing that terrifies these autocrats.

The rise and fall of Mark Zuckerberg

The rise and fall of Mark Zuckerberg

He’s not used to hearing no, is surrounded by sycophants and adores a totalitarian dictator. Inside the strange world of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg.

Philippine and Japanese Coast Guard personnel conduct a drill on board a Philippine Coast Guard boat during their annual anti-piracy exercise in the waters off Manila Bay on July 13, 2016, a day after a UN-backed tribunal declared China has no

‘Fire’: South China Sea at boiling point

China has made a “threat of war” over its arbitrary borders in the South China Sea. Beijing said it will “take all necessary measures” in the conflict.

(FILES) In this file photo US President Donald Trump pumps his fist after speaking during election night in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, early on November 4, 2020. - The US election was plunged into chaos early November 4, 2020 as President Donald Trump prematurely declared victory and sought Supreme Court intervention to stop vote-counting -- even as his Democratic rival Joe Biden voiced confidence in his own chances. In a divisive election cast under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed more than 230,000 lives in the United States, Trump appeared to have avoided a Democratic wave predicted by some polls but he still needs key states to secure another four-year term. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

‘Desperate’: Trump’s unpredicted next move

He’s already set up court in his Mar-a-Lago golf club and continues to deny his electoral defeat but what will Trump do next?

China's President Xi Jinping speaks upon his arrival at Macau's international airport in Macau on December 18, 2019, ahead of celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the handover from Portugal to China. - Chinese president Xi Jinping landed in Macau on December 18 as the city prepares to mark 20 years since the former Portuguese colony was returned, a celebration that stands in stark contrast to months of unrest in neighbouring Hong Kong. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)

China’s brutal plan to become superpower

Experts have warned China is waging a daily assault on Australia and it’s part of a “destiny” to become all-powerful and topple democracy.

0

Joe Biden Xi Jinping composite - China's President Xi Jinping looks on during a signing ceremony of partnership agreements following a meeting with Italy's prime minister at Villa Madama in Rome on March 23, 2019 as part of a two-day visit to Italy. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)

Aus joins US in ‘worst case’ war game

As a major US intervention in China-Taiwan tensions looks likely, Australia has joined forces with the US to prepare for potential disaster.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JULY 4: (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace on July 4, 2017 in Moscow, Russia. Chinese President Xi Jinping is on a two-day visit to Russia. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)

China and Russia’s ‘aggressive’ master plan

China and Russia have put their disagreements aside to form an axis of power with plans to form a “new international order”.

0

1
…
78
79
80
81
82
…
165

Original URL: https://www.news.com.au/the-team/jamie-seidel/page/80