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Philip Wen is the China correspondent for Fairfax Media.

China struggles to suppress debate around Lei Yang case and police brutality

China struggles to suppress debate around Lei Yang case and police brutality

Lei Yang left home on the night of May 7 to meet relatives at the airport. His death en route has raised questions about the rule of law in China that won't go away.

  • by Philip Wen

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What Trump's Twitter diplomacy means for Australia and China

What Trump's Twitter diplomacy means for Australia and China

The United States president-elect Donald Trump's Twitter diplomacy is turning geopolitics on its head. 

  • by Kirsty Needham and Philip Wen
'Hope has been washed away': MH370 families condemn decision to halt search

'Hope has been washed away': MH370 families condemn decision to halt search

Families of passengers who were on board say decision to end the search in the face of game-changing new evidence is "another kick in the guts".

  • by Fergus Hunter and Philip Wen
China on second red alert as smog smothers cities, stops flights, closes roads

China on second red alert as smog smothers cities, stops flights, closes roads

Hazardous levels of smog covering an area more than twice the size the state of Victoria have blanketed northern China.

  • by Philip Wen
Federal government poised to ignore protests and ratify extradition treaty with China

Federal government poised to ignore protests and ratify extradition treaty with China

The federal government is set to ratify an extradition treaty with China after a joint parliamentary committee recommended formalising the pact despite opposition from Labor and widespread concerns in the legal community.

  • by Philip Wen
Donald Trump likely blind to China's sensitivity on Taiwan, One China policy

Donald Trump likely blind to China's sensitivity on Taiwan, One China policy

It may be news to Trump that the principle of "One China" strikes at the very heart of Beijing's "core interests".

  • by Philip Wen
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China expresses 'serious concern' over Trump's 'one China' Taiwan remark

China expresses 'serious concern' over Trump's 'one China' Taiwan remark

China expressed "serious concern" on Monday after US president-elect Donald Trump said the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-held stance that Taiwan is part of "one China".

  • by Philip Wen
Hong Kong Chief Executive resignation unlikely to herald democratic change for territory

Hong Kong Chief Executive resignation unlikely to herald democratic change for territory

Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying will not seek a second term as chief executive igniting political manoeuvring by those seeking to replace him next year.

  • by Philip Wen
How life for milk's market darling turned sour in China
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How life for milk's market darling turned sour in China

There have been few bigger darlings of the Australian sharemarket than Bellamy's. 

  • by Mark Hawthorne and Philip Wen
Taiwan call part of long-term strategy under Donald Trump, say insiders

Taiwan call part of long-term strategy under Donald Trump, say insiders

Donald Trump's phone call with Taiwan's leader was the product of a strategy devised even before he became a presidential nominee, say those involved in its planning.

  • by Philip Wen
China lodges diplomatic protest after Donald Trump's call with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen

China lodges diplomatic protest after Donald Trump's call with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen

China has lodged a diplomatic protest after US President-elect Donald Trump broke with decades of diplomatic protocol by holding direct talks with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.

  • by Philip Wen

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