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- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
Donald Trump is again the urgent issue for allies
Critics label the Trump-Vance ticket as isolationist in foreign policy. But the pair actually wants American priorities reordered to take on China.
- James Curran
This Month
- Exclusive
- Trade wars
New swipe at China over trade as lobster exports remain on ice
China should give up the favourable treatment it receives as a developing nation in the global trading system, the Albanese government says.
- Andrew Tillett
Trump tells Taiwan to pay up for US defence against China
The presidential candidate said that America is “no different than an insurance company”, and accused the island of stealing semiconductor business.
- Chris Buckley
- Exclusive
- Cybersecurity
Hunter to hunted: China hit by rise in cyberattacks
Cyberattacks shutting down access to Chinese websites have ramped up significantly in the first part of 2024.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Beware the triple threat to Australia’s China riches
Approvals for Rio Tinto’s new $34 billion Simandou mine are a reminder that the next 30 years for the iron ore sector will look much different to the last.
- James Thomson
Liontown stops holding out on sending lithium to China
Liontown Resources will do deals with China after all, admitting it is impossible to ignore the world’s biggest buyer of lithium.
- Brad Thompson
Australia rebuffs China plea to end anti-dumping tariffs
Tariffs on Chinese-made railway wheels will be reduced but not scrapped, following recommendations from the Anti-Dumping Commission.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Opinion
The smarter way to exploit China’s technical expertise
China has a lot of know-how of its own. We should be working out how to absorb it rather than walling it off.
- Richard McGregor
- Exclusive
- Cyber warfare
New ‘alliance’ calls out China’s bad cyber behaviour
Months of behind-the-scenes work helped convince Japan and South Korea to join an Australian-led statement slamming China over cyberattacks.
- Andrew Tillett
- Exclusive
- Trade wars
Cheaper kitchen sinks as Canberra dismantles tariff barrier to China
While Australian lobster remains off the menu in Beijing, the Albanese government is removing tariffs on Chinese-made kitchen sinks.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Where do Australia’s China ties go after hack?
The public outing only raises the question of where Australia takes the matter from here, and what it expects China to do.
- The AFR View
Who are the Chinese hackers named by Australia?
They are based in China’s south and have allegedly operated via a front company called the Hainan Xiandun Technology Development Co.
- Nick Bonyhady
Labor under pressure to confront China over hacking
The government is under pressure to confront Beijing after its main counterintelligence agency named a hacking group linked to China’s Ministry of State Security.
- Updated
- Tom McIlroy and Nick Bonyhady
- Exclusive
- Sales
Rivers of gold from Surfers Paradise towers flow to ex-Evergrande exec
A local real estate developer with extensive links to the collapsed Chinese property giant says it has more than $500 million in unsold units on the Gold Coast.
- Primrose Riordan
Australia pours millions into Pacific banks to counter China influence
The worry among the national security establishment is some Pacific Island countries will be forced to rely on Chinese financial institutions, which are pushing into the region.
- Ronald Mizen
Palmer accuses CITIC of contract breach with 3000 jobs in balance
The Chinese conglomerate has dismissed Clive Palmer’s claims as absurd in the latest twist in a bitter legal battle over an $18 billion WA mine.
- Brad Thompson
Why Britain’s new PM could hold the key to Jimmy Lai’s freedom
Keir Starmer cut his teeth as a barrister at the same firm as Australian human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson, who is fighting for the release of Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai.
- Gus McCubbing and Hannah Wootton
The next global investing megatrend: war stocks
Governments around the world are ramping up military spending – and fund managers are positioning accordingly.
- Joshua Peach
Judge backs CITIC claim that 3000 jobs at risk in Clive Palmer dispute
A WA Supreme Court judge says the mine that represents China’s biggest investment on Australian soil could have to shut down within a few years.
- Brad Thompson
China seizes Taiwanese fishing boat near mainland coast
The squid fishing boat was near the Taiwan-administered Kinmen islands, which sit next to the Chinese cities of Xiamen and Quanzhou, but in Chinese waters.
- Updated
- Christopher Bodeen
