IOC boss to meet Peng Shuai as controversy dogs Games
The lead-up to the Beijing Olympics have been overshadowed by human rights concerns, the Covid pandemic — and Peng Shuai remains a major talking point.
China Ties
Absent Chinese leave hole in student market
More than 56,000 international students have arrived in the past two months but fewer than 10 per cent have come from China, the most lucrative pre-pandemic market.
‘Antiseptic’ games launched under cloud of controversy
The Winter Olympics are officially underway, but not without controversy and tension between officials who have gathered in Beijing to mark the occasion. See full pictures from the event.
WAM Leaders sees China as a tailwind as it lifts dividend
The investment group, chaired by Geoff Wilson, has lifted its dividend after a strong outperformance in the first half, with its investment portfolio up 9.6 per cent.
Summit fuels West’s fears of a new axis of autocrats
The Russian troop build-up around Ukraine has forced Russia and China into a sticky embrace.
Australian wine exports smashed by China’s tariffs
China’s tariffs on Australian wines including Penfolds and Hardys has battered exports, with international sales plunging 30 per cent last year.
Putin, Xi alliance to defeat Ukraine sanctions
China will formally pledge its support for Russia in its dispute with the West as Presidents Putin and Xi meet face-to-face, the Kremlin says.
Australia’s secret weapon to handle testing demands
Australia’s Winter Olympics team has left no stone unturned in a bid to speed up the process for required Covid-19 tests at the Beijing Games.
‘Clean energy key to business with Beijing’
Corporate Australia’s peak advocacy group for trade and investment with China says it will use the clean energy sector as a potential breakthrough area of co-operation.
Beijing blocks gay dating app
Despite the removal of Grindr, competitors in China such as Blued remained available for download.
Aussie hopeful knows it’s who dares wins
Jakara Anthony, one of Australia’s top medal prospects at the Beijing Games, is deep in preparations for the women’s freestyle skiing moguls event.
US focus remains on main game – China
Antony Blinken’s visit next month signals the US is ‘keeping its eye on the ball’ and managing the China risk, defence experts say.
Australia’s Beijing secret weapon
Australia has a secret weapon at the Beijing Olympics: a mobile testing laboratory that can turn around medical results in less than an hour.
Albanese denies going soft on Beijing
The Opposition Leader has pushed back after senior government ministers accused him of softening Labor’s approach to China.
Aussie Olympian beats China’s extreme Covid testing
The first Australian to test positive for Covid at the Winter Olympics has been identified after being cleared to compete in Beijing.
Record Bubs earnings as daigou market rebounds
With Bubs chairman Dennis Lin and chief executive Kristy Carr pressing the flesh in Los Angeles to drive the infant formula firm’s US expansion, China is still the main event.
IOC complicit in Beijing’s shambles
The International Olympic Committee has been less than forthright when it comes to the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Blinken heads to Melbourne for meeting of Quad
US Secretary of State and foreign ministers of India, Japan to visit Australia for a meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.
Region’s energy future in our hands
Australian oil and gas companies are positioning to support the energy security and decarbonisation ambitions of China.
Australian athlete tests positive in Beijing
A member of the Australian Winter Olympic team has been caught out by China’s paranoid Covid testing procedures.
Boycotts, burner phones and an already tainted Games
From Covid concerns and suspicions of state surveillance to warnings to stay silent and fears for athletes’ safety, there’s a gloomy shadow over the Beijing Olympics.
Aussie olympian’s Covid shock in China
An Australian Olympic team member has tested positive after landing in Beijing ahead of the Winter Olympics.
Aussie’s Olympic ‘kick in the guts’
Madison Hoffman was supposed to be making her Olympic debut in Beijing but the Aussie has been forced to withdraw at the last minute.
Peng Shuai could overshadow the Winter Olympics
Beijing, we need to talk about Peng. How will the Chinese government react if some of the athletes show support for ‘missing’ tennis player?
West pushing us into China’s embrace: Russian envoy
Top diplomat says Russia seeks new ties with Beijing as both face common tensions with western allies.
Australia reveals new move in China spat
As tensions between the west and Beijing continue to sour, Australia has announced it will seek to take part in a significant move against China.
Winemaker buys by the vineyard, the whole vineyard
Warren Randall isn’t letting the loss of the $1.3bn China wine market get him down as the winery owner decides to buy up big.
Joint strike at Albanese over China policy
Senior Morrison government ministers have launched a co-ordinated attack on Labor’s China policy, accusing Anthony Albanese of lacking the ‘ticker’ to stand up to Beijing.
US-born face of the Games
Eileen Gu was born in San Francisco, learnt to ski at Lake Tahoe, but she will compete for China at the Beijing Olympics.
Aussie Olympic gadget is just nuts
In an Aussie first, our Winter Olympics team will be kitted out with battery-powered socks and gloves to help combat the chilly conditions in Beijing.
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