China relations
Inside Shanghai’s marriage market - where parents seek a match for their unwed child
Marriage rates are declining across China. But at a pop-up market in Shanghai, parents sit for hours every weekend, advertising their single children’s key attributes.
- Lisa Visentin
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- Anthony Albanese
Australian forced to choose between food and clothes in Beijing jail
In a freezing winter, Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun told Australian officials he could not afford a jumper and had to beg other prisoners for soup.
- Matthew Knott
Putin and Xi pick up the phone to talk close ties after Trump’s return
In the 1.5-hour video call, the leaders discussed the need to “cope with the uncertainty of the external environment”.
- Vladimir Isachenkov
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- Trump's America
Under Trump, the US and China may be greater friends than ever
Much has been made of the impending trade war between the United States and China, but the mercurial Trump might surprise us all.
- Baogang He
Trade, fentanyl and TikTok: How China is preparing for Trump 2.0
Donald Trump’s White House return means he becomes the man with the greatest power to frustrate Beijing’s ambitions over the next four years
- Lisa Visentin
Even a baby boom can’t stop China’s population shrinking
China’s population decline has become a major source of anxiety for policymakers as the country grapples with the economic consequences of a rapidly ageing society.
- Lisa Visentin
Trump’s cabinet pick says AUKUS a ‘blueprint’ for other US pacts
Secretary of state-in-waiting Marco Rubio has given the strongest indication yet of what Donald Trump will do with the submarine deal.
- Farrah Tomazin and Michael Koziol
For America, AUKUS is the vehicle to ‘fortify’ Australia against China
Architects of the trilateral defence agreement said Australia should be the “beachhead” to counter Chinese aggression and the AUKUS deal was keeping Xi Jinping awake at night.
- Michael Koziol
What to expect around the world in 2025
One name keeps popping up as our correspondents note the major issues they will be watching on their patch. It promises to be a wild ride.
- Lisa Visentin, Zach Hope, Farrah Tomazin, Rob Harris and Lia Timson
The rise and fall of strongmen, and justice for a woman unbowed
It was a year of wars, election surprises, royal health scares and the reign of new queens. Within this maelstrom, one woman’s quiet courage shone through.
- Lisa Visentin, Zach Hope, Farrah Tomazin, Rob Harris, Matthew Knott, Matt Wade and Lia Timson
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