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Trump urges Xi to release Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai

US President voiced sadness over the Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul’s conviction under national security laws, while Lai’s son said the UK government should insist on his father’s release as a condition of better relations with China.

AFP

The Wall Street Journal

Hong Kong court convicts pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai

The 78-year-old symbol of China’s protest crackdown faces possible life sentence after being found guilty of national security offences.

Austin Ramzy

COMMENTARYBusiness

‘Hopelessly behind’: Australia’s looming power crisis

As China looks to build 200 nuclear plants for AI dominance, Australia’s weather-dependent power grid leaves the nation dangerously exposed to industrial collapse.

Robert Gottliebsen

commentaryCommentary

Beijing’s Lai test: Will democracy go up in flames in HK?

A potential life sentence for newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai represents everything wrong with Hong Kong’s transformation from democracy beacon to authoritarian stronghold.

Rowan Callick

commentaryCommentary

Australia shouldn’t buy Beijing’s rewriting of history

History’s tragedies must be remembered. They must not be manipulated into tools of intimidation in the present.

Tomohiko Taniguchi

south china seaWorld

‘Open wounds’: Fishermen injured by Chinese water cannons

Filipino fishermen have suffered bruises and open wounds after Chinese vessels launched water cannon attacks in disputed waters near flashpoint Sabina Shoal.

AFP

Pentagon disruptionThe Wall Street Journal

US forces raid ship, seize cargo headed to Iran from China

The operation highlights the Trump administration’s use of aggressive tactics against adversaries at sea that were rarely used in the past.

Benoit Faucon and Lara Seligman

InquirerInquirer

No prize for guessing where insidious social engineering by stealth will lead

Activist groups are quietly using public awards and brownie points to achieve radical change. It’s social engineering by stealth as corporations compete for virtue-signalling awards.

Janet Albrechtsen

World

US and Japan agree China actions ‘not conducive to peace’

Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and US counterpart Pete Hegseth concurred that a Chinese aircraft locking radar on Japanese jets near Taiwan was of serious concern.

MARI YAMAGUCHI

exclusiveWorld

If Russia wins: How a Ukrainian defeat threatens Australia’s security

The author of chilling and prescient book warns Australia faces abandonment by America if Russia wins in Ukraine, with catastrophic consequences for the nation’s security against China.

Jacquelin Magnay

show of supportThe Wall Street Journal

US, Japan fly bombers in clear message to China

B-52s and Japanese jets over the Sea of Japan showcase alliance as China keeps pressure on Japan

Jason Douglas

EXCLUSIVEPolitics

Unfriendly fire: Japan envoy hits back at Chinese rival

Japan’s top diplomat in Australia has rejected a Chinese attempt to drive a wedge between Canberra and Tokyo, dismissing as ‘erroneous’ claims by Beijing’s envoy that his country is an aggressive power.

Ben Packham

commentaryCommentary

It’s ‘erroneous’ to say Japan will break its peace commitment

Chinese claims about my nation’s defence policies are ‘unfortunate’ and inconsistent with the facts.

Kazuhiro Suzuki

commentaryThe Wall Street Journal

Trump says chips ahoy to Xi Jinping

Why is the US President giving an adversary access to advanced AI semiconductors — and for what in return?

WSJ Editorial Board

H200 AI chipsWorld

Nvidia chips will boost China’s military, Republicans warn

Republicans warn against the sale of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China at the same time as they talk up the importance of AUKUS as a deterrent against Beijing in the Indo-Pacific.

Joe Kelly

commentaryCommentary

China’s big stick silences support for Japan’s Takaichi

Australia’s message to the world is that China’s economic coercion works. Ambassador Xiao Qian should be pleased.

John Fitzgerald

EXCLUSIVEPolitics

‘Anti-­Australian values’: Coalition migration plan could target CCP members

Chinese Communist Party members could be barred from entering Australia as Coalition weighs dramatic visa crackdown on applicants with conflicting political beliefs.

Greg Brown

MOTORINGThe Weekend Australian Magazine

What could stop the march of the Chinese carmakers?

For now, if you want to buy a ute, the only sensible choice is the Ford Ranger. But this is a truck on borrowed time. The Chinese are coming and they’re not messing about.

Jeremy Clarkson

Regional tensionsThe Wall Street Journal

Chinese, Russian bombers fly joint patrol near Japan

Tokyo says the exercise was a show of force amid tensions with Beijing.

Jason Douglas

MotoringMotoring

China giant’s ‘cheap’ promise to Aus drivers

This increasingly dominant Chinese car giant is making a big promise to Aussie motorists that is set to transform roads across the country.

James Chung

LettersLetters

China’s take on history suffers from visible disconnect with reality

China, Australia and others in the region were not the nations that defeated Japanese aggression in 1945. The US deserves credit for most of the victory.

Trade boomThe Times

China defies Trump tariffs to post record $1.6 trillion surplus

Chinese exporters have defied expectations by hitting an unprecedented trade surplus milestone while facing the most severe US trade restrictions.

Jack Barnett

MotoringLife

China’s cash troubles puts bullseye on Aus

A key part of China’s economy is tanking and the superpower has charged Australia with picking up the pieces.

David McCowen

exclusiveDefence

Chinese envoy blasts Japanese PM over Taiwan call

Beijing’s top diplomat in Australia has cast Japan as an aggressive power after the country’s Prime Minister warned a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could trigger a Japanese military response.

Ben Packham

commentaryCommentary

A warning on the rise of Japanese aggression

Once Japanese militarism revives, it would seek ruthless revenge, and the peoples of the Asia-Pacific would be the first to suffer.

Xiao Qian

Wolf warriors pounceThe Times

Chinese cancel culture plays to the crowd

Treatment of Japanese artists by Beijing may stir national fervour but it looks cheap and petty.

Cindy Yu

World

Beijing plays victim after harrying Japan’s planes

After Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles called the Chinese actions ‘concerning’ and said Australia would ‘continue to stand with Japan’, Beijing tried to cast Tokyo as the aggressor.

Will Glasgow

‘silver economy’The Wall Street Journal

China’s economy is stalling, but one group is booming

While young Chinese tighten their belts amid economic uncertainty, the nation’s 297 million seniors are splashing cash on lifestyle upgrades and technology.

Tanner Brown

commentaryCommentary

In defence of the Trump doctrine

Given his temperament, it would be the easiest thing in the world for an adversary to taunt and goad Trump out of any sense of prudence. But Washington is bigger than one president.

Tom Switzer

EditorialEditorials

Time to get Quad back on track

The US and Australia, which are members of the Quad alongside India and Japan, have good reason to be alarmed about the reception given to Vladimir Putin by Narendra Modi.

Editorial

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