No going back now: farewell to China’s most sparkling gem
Cosmopolitan, colourful, dynamic Hong Kong is being strangled and swallowed by Xi Jinping ’s bleak dystopia. Where are the noisy elites now?
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Xi Jinping’s hidden messages reveal all
‘Let Huawei run your 5G platforms’. ‘Don’t talk about Hong Kong or Taiwan’. Xi Jinping didn’t say it outright, but the Chinese president’s message was clear.
Why Xi won’t back down
Beijing — which has brought Tibet, Xinjiang and now Hong Kong to heel — needs to ensure that Australia defers to it appropriately. We are now a thorn in Xi Jinping’s side, not mere gum on his shoe.
Supreme wolf leads Xi’s warrior brigade
Australia’s outrage will not concern Zhao Lijian who is assured that it will only burnish his growing reputation in Beijing.
Ticking time bomb: why Xi is dragging down the dragon
It’s a scenario that has become almost unthinkable, but what if China’s economy — which is being driven substantially by Western stimulus funding — starts to slide backwards?
China still in the mood to pull us their way
Beijing has had a few issues such as COVID-19, but it’s business as usual.
ASIO move risks collateral damage
Cancellation of the Australian visa of Li Jianjun has sent shockwaves through the cultural world that connects Australia with China.
Crackdown leaves us in the dark on China
The loss of Australia’s entire corps of journalists covering China reduces the relationship immeasurably.
Treachery, tantrums trigger mutual mistrust with China
National loyalty is better than stabbing each other in the back. But it can’t be commanded.
Unknowns obscure arrest rationale
Curiosity within the People’s Republic of China is a very dangerous attribute, however much it may be leavened by energy, warmth and acuity.
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