Panama audits HK-linked canal port operator after Trump threat
The Panama Ports Company will be audited to ensure ‘the efficient and transparent use of public resources’ after China influence claims.
China Ties
China offers Trump a choice: wine, or a shotgun
Chinese officials offer a pugnacious Communist Party foreign relations formula when asked how they will approach Donald Trump’s second administration.
Cattle gallstones, worth twice as much as gold, drive a global smuggling frenzy
A prized ingredient in China’s $60 billion traditional medicine industry, gallstones have become the must-have item among underground traders and slaughterhouse workers in Brazil and Australia who pilfer the stones while on the job.
Trump’s tariff pronouncements send shiver through markets
Global markets were choppy as Donald Trump plotted tariffs of 25 per cent on Canada and Mexico next month, raising big questions for China.
Trump signs executive orders focused on the border, energy
Incoming president called for review of economic ties with China, trade deficits and unfair currency policies.
Why China’s response to US trade policies matters
All eyes are on Donald Trump, and with the US closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Day, Australian markets will be among the first to react.
’Grave concerns’: Australia’s hidden shame
Products that the US deem inhumane – because they are coming from forced labour camps in China – are entering Australia.
China’s manoeuvres make waves for Panama Canal
Trump’s claim that Beijing is ‘operating’ the waterway are widely questioned but the country’s pro-US administration is caught in a new tussle for control.
ASX rises; Star sinks on revenue drop, viability warning
Local bourse rides US gains after ‘very good’ talk between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping before US inauguration. Star warns of ‘material uncertainty’ over ability to continue as going concern after cash flow update. CC Capital gets edge over bidding rival Bain for Insignia.
Trump tells advisers he wants to visit China as President
The possibility of a visit to China after Trump takes office comes as the president-elect has threatened to impose stiff tariffs on Chinese imports.
How the America haters in our midst go easy on China
Australian opinion leaders, many of them distressed by Donald Trump and his circle, are set to intensify their own antipathy to the US. At the same time, many also applaud what is still being called ‘China’s rise’. The connection is not accidental.
IMF, Treasurer warn on economic impact of Trump, China
Australia should expect to face a more divergent global economy as the International Monetary Fund warns of a sharp increase in economic uncertainty.
Sorry, PM, but Dutton is more a Trump kind of guy
There is a huge gulf between the Labor government and the incoming Trump administration on personality, policy and values.
ASX falls despite commodity boost
The Australian sharemarket slipped on Friday, despite a positive boost for the country’s commodity sector on the back of results out of China.
ASX 200 sheds 0.2pc as banks fall; Insignia, Lovisa gain
Banks weigh after a bearish note from Citi. Miners supported after China’s GDP surprise. Rio Tinto, Glencore reportedly in merger talks. Insignia soars after CC Capital outbids Bain. Lovisa gains on broker upgrade.
Rio facing more iron ore headaches in WA
The mining heavyweight has warned shareholders about production costs after a rain-hit end to 2024.
China ‘hacked and cheated’ its way to superpowerdom: Rubio
Marco Rubio, Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, says China cheated its way to superpower status.
China mulls sale of TikTok to Elon Musk as US ban looms
Chinese officials are reportedly considering selling the video-sharing app to the X owner or another entrepreneur they trust to stop its closure in the US.
China has a few lessons for us on aiming for energy security first
China has paid only a bit of lip service to unachievable emissions targets, and prioritised filling both current and future demands for massive increases in electricity supply.
Keeping record straight on China
Presenting different opinions on contentious issues is the normal state of affairs for a free press doing its job. China is entitled to put its case. But it also must be careful with the facts.
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