Government testing the mettle of steel importers
Sanjeev Gupta’s Whyalla steel mill still can’t restart but it appears he at least has an ally in the federal government which is effectively freezing trade with China on mesh imports.
China Ties
Not another Seinfeld election
The level of national and state debt has been growing despite a surge in national income from a sustained commodities boom thanks to China and disorderly global energy markets.
Man missing from Rio Tinto ship
A large-scale search is under way for a man who has been missing for a week from a Rio Tinto vessel travelling to Australia.
Bad news for travellers as Aussie dollar slumps
Weakness in China’s economy and the looming threat of a trade war ignited by Donald Trump have forced the Australian dollar to its lowest level since April 2020.
Retirees big losers as China crushes cobalt producer
Australia’s largest superannuation fund will be left empty-handed after embattled cobalt producer Jervois Global unveiled a $233.5m recapitalisation deal with a major lender.
Rio fears worst for worker lost overboard
Mining giant Rio Tinto is investigating how a crew member was lost at sea while aboard a bulk carrier on route to Western Australia on Boxing Day.
Taiwan’s fate can’t rest on the ignorance of well-meaning friends
China’s ambassador Xiao Quian says Australians commonly misunderstand Taiwan. He’s right, of course. Let’s list eight of those common misunderstandings.
Iron ore slump to stay as Xi backs growth
While Xi Jinping urged confidence in China’s economy, experts project the falling value in Australia’s top exports will continue.
Job done for China’s ambassador — but 2025 will be much harder
Ambassador Xiao would be well advised to leave at the high point of delivering some of Beijing’s 14 grievances. It is going to get much harder for Australia to occupy the feel-good middle ground in 2025.
What China can — but maybe shouldn’t — do to counter US tariffs
Since the recent US Presidential election, China has flaunted the ways it could hit back in the looming trade war, but how effective will these methods really be?
Albanese being a ‘good boy’ for China, defence expert says
Beijing expects the PM to continue to follow its demands that Australia softens its language towards China, but still wants the government to go further, a former official in the senior ranks of the defence department says.
Wild ride: brace for a year of extremes and unpredictability
Geopolitical risks and uncertainty in China and the US are set to reshape markets and bring possible economic volatility, warns McGrathNicol executive chair Jason Preston.
Beijing sets out demands, again
China’s ambassador to Australia’s assertions set out a transactional give-and-take approach to diplomacy: Canberra gives what China wants on foreign policy priorities and Beijing will take Australian products
China envoy: respect our claims
China’s top diplomat in Canberra has challenged Australia to remedy ‘misunderstandings’ on Taiwan and show ‘respect’ for Beijing’s territorial claims in the South China Sea.
‘Secret’ report shows Hawke’s views on China
Newly declassified files from the 1980s reveal the US and Australia discussed broadening military ties with China.
US backs Novonix in global battle for graphite
The US will back Brisbane-based battery materials firm Novonix with up to $1.2bn in financing to help reduce China’s grip on the global supply of graphite.
The ‘invisible wall’ amplifying China’s population doom loop
A two-tier system that has long made workers leave children behind in villages is cutting into birthrates with the left behind, now grown, rejecting the idea of having offspring.
Abandoning Israel comes with high price in Indo-Pacific
A continued weakening of US influence in the Middle East amid intensifying competition will play out not only in Riyadh but in Taipei. The war is about much more than Palestinians and Israelis.
Xi digs in with top-down plan after ‘lost decade’
China is reeling from a property bust and verging on a deflationary spiral. Growth has slowed and Western investment has collapsed. But Xi Jinping won’t change his course.
Honda, Nissan to create world’s top-three automaker
Honda’s chief executive said the move wasn’t a rescue of troubled Nissan as Japanese government pressure and China impacts drive marriage.
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