Will Glasgow

Will GlasgowNorth Asia Correspondent

Will Glasgow is The Australian’s North Asia Correspondent. In 2018 he won the Keith McDonald Award for Business Journalist of the Year. He previously worked at The Australian Financial Review.

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China tiesPolitics

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with military officers and troops stationed in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 15, 2022. Xi made an inspection tour in Xinjiang from Tuesday to Friday. (Photo by Li Gang/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Japan assured on Beijing’s trade bid

Don Farrell has told his Japanese counterpart Canberra continues to be ‘like-minded’ with Tokyo over Beijing’s bid to join the CPTPP.

Will Glasgow

EXCLUSIVEPolitics

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets China's President Xi Jinping in a bilateral meeting during the 2022 G20 summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Tuesday, November 15, 2022. Picture: Twitter

Not going to happen: Hosing down China expectations ahead of Xi, Albanese meeting

Xi will press the PM to support his CPTPP bid, loosen restrictions on Chinese investment and dilute security co-ordination with the US. Canberra has signalled that he will be disappointed.

Will Glasgow

EXCLUSIVEBusiness

Wind turbines, of the Block Island Wind Farm, tower above the water on October 14, 2016 off the shores of Block Island, Rhode Island. The first offshore wind project in the US has created more than 300 construction jobs and will deliver the electricity demands for the entire island. / AFP PHOTO / DON EMMERT

We’ve been sold out for wine, say wind farm makers

Australian wind tower manufacturers say our industry ‘simply won’t exist’ after China’s access to wind tower supply here was improved in exchange for resolving the wine import impasse.

Will Glasgow

Presidential electionWorld

Ko Wen-je, chairman of the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) and presidential candidate, delivers a speech during a news conference at Regent Hotel in Taipei on October 24, 2023. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)

Election not ‘war or peace’, says Ko

The blunt third force in Taiwanese politics Ko Wen-je – suddenly with a credible path to Taiwan’s presidency – has dismissed claims the island’s approaching election is a choice between ‘war and peace’.

Will Glasgow

Trade breakthroughNation

Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian addressees attendees of a reception celebrating the 74th anniversary of the PRC's founding in Sydney on Thursday, September 28, 2023. Picture: Nikki Short

China prepares to lift ‘coercive’ tariffs on Australian wine

The breakthrough leaves only the live lobster trade and a clutch of beef abattoirs black-listed ahead of the PM’s trip to meet Xi Jinping.

Will Glasgow

“Very cautious”Politics

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (2nd R) arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport to attend the Third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on October 17, 2023. (Photo by Parker Song / POOL / AFP)

Putin special guest but we sit out Belt and Road birthday

Canberra is keeping its distance, but the leaders of two of Australia’s most important neighbours will join Vladimir Putin to celebrate Xi Jinping’s signature foreign policy initiative.

Will Glasgow

“Concerned about Beijing”Politics

11/10/2023: Scott Morrison addressing the Yushan forum in Taipei on Wednesday

Quad must engage with Taiwan: Morrison

Scott Morrison has called for Australia to update its ‘One China’ policy to strengthen security ties with Taiwan – including through the Quad – in response to rising aggression from Beijing.

Will Glasgow

‘Tight hugs, spring sunshine’Media

Return to Australia of Cheng Lei at Tullamarine Airport, Melbourne on Wednesday 11 October 2023. Cheng Lei was detained in China for more than three years.

Cheng Lei’s shock homecoming

The mother of two is back on home soil in Melbourne after a three-year ordeal. The Australian can reveal Canberra learned only in the past fortnight of the deal that would allow her release.

Will Glasgow, Greg Brown and Tricia Rivera

Security tiesPolitics

10-10-2023 - Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison addressing Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday in Taipei. Picture: Taiwan Presidential Office

Taiwan’s President thanks Morrison

Scott Morrison has dismissed warnings from Beijing and met with President Tsai on Taiwan’s national day to discuss ways to create a ‘strong deterrent against any violence or any aggression’.

Will Glasgow

Golden WeekWorld

Passengers arrive at Beijing railway station on the first day of peak travel ahead of the National Day holidays in China's capital city on September 29, 2023. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP)

Resilient Chinese hit the road at last

China is finally having a blockbuster holiday free of restrictions. Data suggests this Golden Week is on track to break records.

Will Glasgow

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