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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Rapprochement hits realityWorld

Yang Hengjun with his wife Yuan Xiaoliang, main, China's ambassador Xiao Qian arrives at DFAT in Canberra, top right, and Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Beijing’s ghoulish sentence for Australian academic

Yang Hengjun’s suspended death sentence will strain Beijing’s only recently stabilised relationship with Canberra.

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‘Irresponsible remarks’World

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin gestures during a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on August 8, 2022. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP)

China warns NZ on joining ‘dangerous’ AUKUS

Beijing’s warning came after Defence Minister Richard Marles said an Australian delegation would ‘very shortly’ travel to Wellington to brief officials.

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Politics

This aerial view shows a housing complex by Chinese property developer Evergrande in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on January 29, 2024. A Hong Kong court on January 29 ordered the liquidation of China's property giant Evergrande, but the firm said it would continue to operate in a case that has become a symbol of the nation's deepening economic woes. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT

Australia ‘monitoring’ China property giant’s crash

The federal government is watching for signs of wider fallout after the liquidation of Evergrande Group.

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PACIFICPolitics

Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese with Prime Minister of Tuvalu Kausea Natano signing a treaty that will safeguard Tuvalu’s future while respecting sovereignty to be known as the ‘Falepili Union’. Photo: X

Tuvalu security pact in jeopardy

Anthony Albanese’s security pact with Tuvalu is on shaky ground following the fall of the country’s prime minister, and may not survive in its current form.

Ben Packham and Will Glasgow

EXCLUSIVEWorld

Tuvalu Ambassador Bikenibeu Paeniu at his office in Taipei, Taiwan. Photo credit: Will Glasgow / The Australian

Fears of Tuvalu turning to recognition of China

Tuvalu’s ambassador in Taipei fears that after its election next week his country could follow Nauru and switch recognition to Beijing.

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WorldPolitics

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, NewsWire Photos. JANUARY 16, 2024: The acting Minister for Defence, Pat Conroy holds a press conference to announce a significant boost to Australia's plan for domestic guided weapons manufacturing and acquisition at Russell Offices in Canberra. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Nauru asked for cash help: Taiwan

Taiwan says Nauru requested economic aid before its diplomatic switch to recognise China to cover the gap left by the mothballing of Australia’s immigration processing facility.

JESS MALCOLM, Will Glasgow and Ben Packham

US delegation arrivesWorld

This handout from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) taken and released on January 15, 2024 shows Taiwan's President-elected Lai Ching-te (R) shaking hands with former US national security advisor Stephen Hadley during a meeting with an unofficial US delegation at the Presidential Office in Taipei. (Photo by Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) / AFP) / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVES

Beijing warns Taiwan of ‘harsh punishment’

Foreign Minister Wang Yi sought to put Taipei and its major security backer Washington on notice.

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Taiwan ‘troublemaker’World

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - JANUARY 13: Confetti flies over the stage and crowd as Taiwan's Vice President and presidential-elect from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Lai Ching-te (Centre L) and his running mate Hsiao Bi-khim (Centre R) speak to supporters at a rally at the party's headquarters on January 13, 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan voted in a general election on Jan. 13 that will have direct implications for cross-strait relations. (Photo by Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)

Canberra calls for calm from Beijing after Lai’s election victory

Australia has urged Xi Jinping’s government to restrain from any dangerous military activities after the candidate Beijing openly loathes won this weekend’s presidential election in Taiwan.

Will Glasgow

AnalysisWorld

Supporters react after Taiwan's Vice President and presidential candidate of ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Lai Ching-te won the presidential election outside the party's headquarters in Taipei on January 13, 2024. Taiwan's ruling party candidate Lai Ching-te, branded a threat to peace by China, on January 13 won the island's presidential election, a vote watched closely from Beijing to Washington. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)

Stakes high as world braces for Xi reaction

Beijing’s effort to keep William Lai out of Taiwan’s presidential office failed. But this weekend’s result creates new opportunities for Xi Jinping — and increases pressure on Canberra.

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Beijing warningWorld

*** BESTPIX *** TAIPEI, TAIWAN - JANUARY 13: Confetti flies over the stage and crowd as Taiwan's Vice President and presidential-elect from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Lai Ching-te (C) and his running mate Hsiao Bi-khim (Centre R) speak to supporters at a rally at the party's headquarters on January 13, 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan. Taiwan voted in a general election on Jan. 13 that will have direct implications for cross-strait relations. (Photo by Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)

Taiwan defies Beijing, elects ‘troublemaker’ Lai as president

Taiwanese voters shrug off Beijing’s war threats and deliver a historic third term to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s William Lai.

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