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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.

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Why Australia is rapidly rearming

China has toppled the balance of power in the South China Sea. Now Australia aims to do the same over key Indian and Pacific choke points.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Premier Li Keqiang arrive for the the closing session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 28, 2020. (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP)

Scandals reveal China’s deep influence

It might seem like diplomatic hot air, but a recent war of words between China and Australia hints at a wider plan that should have us all worried.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 11, 2018 US President Donald Trump (R) gestures as he meets with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un at the start of their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore. - Two years after a landmark summit between North Korea's Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, any hopes for improved ties have turned to feelings of

How Kim Jong-un played Donald Trump

It was the meeting where the US and North Korea “fell in love”. But hopes for a new relationship are over and it comes at a dangerous time.

South Korean soldiers wearing protective gears disinfect as a precaution against the new coronavirus at a train station in Daejeon, South Korea, Thursday, June 25, 2020. (Kim Jun-beom/Yonhap via AP)

‘Fatal blunder’: Where we went wrong

After a month of no deaths and cases declining, Australia is suddenly dealing with a devastating new virus spike – now we know why.

Screen grab of NHK Newsline story about a submarine being spotted off Japan.

China flexes its muscles to Japan

A secretive submarine has been detected deep within Japanese waters sparking fears Beijing is daring Tokyo to respond.

GAGANGIR, KASHMIR, INDIA - JUNE 19: An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier wearing a mask guards a highway as Indian army convoy makes way towards Leh, bordering China, on June 19, 2020 in Gagangir, India. As many as 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a

What caused violent border tension

Border tensions between China and India are nothing new. But the conflict between the two nations is escalating, and here’s why.

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BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 08: Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the second plenary meeting of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People on March 8, 2019 in Beijing, China. The second session of the 13th NPC opens in Beijing on Tuesday. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

The tiny piece of land China demands

It is the tiny piece of land that China’s leader wants because it is a source of national pride. But it is causing a diplomatic minefield.

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HONG KONG, CHINA - JANUARY 1: Pro-democracy supporters hold placards and shout slogan as they take part in a march during a rally on New Years Day on January 1, 2020 in Hong Kong, China. Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong continue their demands for an independent inquiry into police brutality, the retraction of the word

The humiliation China can’t forget

It is the sore point that represents humiliation for China going back more than 150 years. And it’s something Beijing won’t let go.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 17, 2011 a Secret Service agent guards his post on the roof of the White House as a lamp post is adorned with Chinese and US national flags in Washington, DC. - The United States secretly expelled two Chinese embassy officials in September after they drove onto a sensitive military base in Virginia, The New York Times reported on December 15, 2019.The newspaper, which cited people with knowledge of the episode, said it appeared to be the first time in more than 30 years that the US has expelled Chinese diplomats on suspicion of espionage. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP)

Why China really hates the west

It’s most a clash of civilisations and it’s not a clash of East and West traditions. This is why China makes the US and Australia a target.

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Hacker in a dark hoody sitting in front of a notebook with digital Chinese flag background and binary streams cybersecurity concept

China is winning the secret war

For years, China has been waging a secret war on its enemies and allies alike – now it’s moving out into the open, and Australia has had enough.

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