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Rowan Callick is a double Walkley Award winner and a Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year. He has worked and lived in Papua New Guinea, Hong Kong and Beijing.

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Rowan Callick

A Chinese tourist takes photographs towards North Korea while visiting the Broken Bridge in the border city of Dandong, in China's northeast Liaoning province on on January 9, 2018. Some North Korean businesses in China had closed their doors on January 9 but others remained open, despite Beijing's deadline to shut down under UN sanctions intended to strip the regime of cash. / AFP PHOTO / CHANDAN KHANNA / TO GO WITH AFP STORY CHINA-NKOREA-NUCLEAR, FOCUS BY RYAN MCMORROW

Signs of optimism in Asia

The stars are aligning in Australia’s key export markets of China, Japan and South Korea.

Rowan Callick

The World

South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, left, poses with head of North Korean delegation Ri Son Gwon while shaking hands during their meeting at the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Senior officials from the rival Koreas said Tuesday they would try to achieve a breakthrough in their long-strained ties as they sat for rare talks at the border to discuss how to cooperate in next month's Winter Olympics in the South and other issues. (Korea Pool via AP)

Two Koreas break the ice

North and South Korea’s first official talks in two years have eased global fears of nuclear conflict.

Rowan Callick

Inquirer

The head of North Korean delegation Ri Son Gwon, center, arrives at the South side for the meeting with South Korea at the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. South Korean media said North and South Korea have begun talks at their border about how to cooperate in next month's Winter Olympics and how to improve their long-strained ties. (Korea Pool/Yonhap via AP)

Kim comes to the table, but why?

Some call it ‘sunshine diplomacy’ but most observers suspect Pyongyang’s reasons for agreeing to talks with Seoul.

Rowan Callick

The World

This picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken and released on January 1, 2018 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un delivering a New Year's speech at an undisclosed location. Kim Jong-Un vowed North Korea would mass-produce nuclear warheads and missiles in a defiant New Year message on January 1 suggesting he would continue to accelerate a rogue weapons programme that has stoked international tensions. / AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS / - / South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Talking about talks a win

When negotiators from North and South Korea meet today, no one expects dramatic breakthroughs.

Rowan Callick

Economics

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Chinese leaders, led by President Xi, promised Wednesday to increase imports and reduce risks in their financial system amid slowing economic growth and pressure from Washington and Europe to open their markets wider. (Nicolas Asfouri/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Debt looms as China challenge

Managing financial risk has moved to the top of the priorities for the Chinese government’s economic policy.

Rowan Callick

Xi’s battle for blue skies

China’s blitz against pollution means the demand for Australian gas will keep rising for a long time to come.

Rowan Callick

The World

Chinese President Xi Jinping sits next to South Korean President Moon Jae-In (not seen) during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. (Nicolas Asfouri/ Pool via AP)

Chinese jets stoke fear in Taiwan

Chinese air patrols around Taiwan have sparked fears that Beijing is stepping up preparations for war against the island.

Rowan Callick

Inquirer

Prime Minister Gough Whitlam (L), interpreter Li Zhong (in background), Chinese Deputy Premier Deng Xiaoping and Margaret Whitlam during a historic visit to China in 1973.

Handling China with care

Australia’s bonds with Beijing are too important to fail the stress test.

Rowan Callick

Mining & Energy

A laborer works at a steel plant of Shandong Iron & Steel Group in Jinan, Shandong province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

China plans carbon capture trial

A BHP vice-president has discussed plans for the $10 million steel plant program with Beijing.

Rowan Callick

Inquirer

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 25: Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the podium during the unveiling of the Communist Party's new Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People on October 25, 2017 in Beijing, China. China's ruling Communist Party today revealed the new Politburo Standing Committee after its 19th congress. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

All eyes on our Beijing stand

It is not just Australia that is worried about the level of Chinese interference in its domestic affairs.

Rowan Callick

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