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This is about more than the economy.

Lone wolf: America has to be ready for China

Xi Jinping is building a China that relies on itself – and the US needs to be on high alert.

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Headline act: Xi Jinping’s pitch to APEC leaders for unity was helped by Trump skipping the two-day leaders’ dialogue to get home for Halloween.

Trump may have started this global trade war, but Xi’s winning it

The US president’s tariff warfare has done more than generate choppy surf. It has unleashed chaos to the extent that it is rewiring international alliances.

  • Lisa Visentin
Xi Jinping knows he has the upper hand over Donald Trump.

Trump has just exposed America’s weakness

China’s weapon in its talks with the US was hiding in plain sight – and Trump didn’t see it.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the APEC economic leaders’ meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea on Saturday.

Albanese joins world leaders in giving signal to China and US over trade war

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined Asia-Pacific leaders in calling for a stable and resilient trading system.

  • Lisa Visentin
Donald Trump speaks to reporters on board Air Force One on Friday.

Trump doubles down on nuclear tests as Russia issues warning

The US president’s surprise remarks have drawn confusion inside and outside the government – and a reaction from the Kremlin that risks restarting the Cold War.

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US President Donald Trump greets a family dressed as employees of a McDonald’s drive-through during a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House.

Treat or trick? Why Trump won the trade truce but may yet lose the war

The US president has effectively wielded tariffs as a weapon to beat other countries into advantageous deals. But Beijing has shown it can - and will - fight back.

  • Michael Koziol
Anthony Albanese and Xi Jinping in South Korea, October 31st, 2025.

Albo had already raised concerns about Chinese aggression - then he bumped into Xi

Just days earlier, the prime minister had spoken “very directly” with Xi’s No.2 about an incident involving Australian jets. Then he ran into the man himself.

  • Lisa Visentin
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan on Thursday.

Trump lowers tariffs on China, gushes over Xi after ‘amazing’ meeting

US President Donald Trump has lauded an “amazing” meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea at the end of his whistle-stop tour of Asia.

  • Lisa Visentin
US President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of their meeting.

A lot was riding on this meeting – but Xi’s poker face gave nothing away

For all the US president’s enthusiasm about his new deal with China, the reality is that Xi Jinping is still holding the trump card in this trade war.

  • Lisa Visentin

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