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Trump-China tensions rise Video
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to the Lowy Institute's Aaron Connelly about simmering tensions between US President-elect Donald Trump and China.
Topics: foreign-affairs, world-politics, trade, government-and-politics, united-states, china, asia
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Trump conversation with Taiwan President a 'courtesy call': Pence
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US President-elect Donald Trump's phone conversation with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, which prompted a diplomatic protest from China, was simply a "courtesy call", Vice President-elect Mike Pence says.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, territorial-disputes, foreign-affairs, us-elections, united-states, taiwan, china, asia
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China lodges protest after Trump call with Taiwan President
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China lodges a diplomatic protest after US President-elect Donald Trump's phone call with Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, but blames the self-ruled island Beijing claims as its own for the "petty" move.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, territorial-disputes, us-elections, united-states, taiwan, china, asia
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Hong Kong MP predicts his demise as pro-democracy crackdown widens
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Hong Kong's youngest MP, Nathan Law, predicts the possible demise of his political career to the ABC just hours before news breaks that he is among the latest group being targeted by the territory's leaders.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, communism, hong-kong, china, asia
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Hong Kong MP Nathan Law predicts his political demise Video
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Hong Kong MP Nathan Law tells Auskar Surbakti he expects to be targeted by the Government just hours before news breaks of legal action against him.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, communism, hong-kong, china, asia
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Commodities get smashed on Chinese futures markets, trading suspended
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Trading in many key commodities on Chinese futures markets come to an abrupt and early end as crashing prices hit their downward movement limits for the day.
Topics: economic-trends, mining-industry, markets, business-economics-and-finance, china, australia
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Winners and losers from first years of free trade agreements Analysis
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Analysis of agricultural exports shows commodities already trading with China, Japan and Korea are the biggest winners from the early years of free trade agreements.
Topics: agricultural-policy, federal-government, trade, livestock, agricultural-crops, dairy-production, wool, australia, melbourne-3000, perth-6000, sydney-2000, japan, korea-republic-of, adelaide-5000, china
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Socceroos coach Postecoglou preparing for busy January
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Coach Ange Postecoglou is on standby to help struggling Socceroos find new clubs in the January transfer window.
Topics: sport, soccer, socceroos, soccer-world-cup, australia, china, germany, greece, spain, united-arab-emirates, england
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Thousands of Chinese buyers may be forced to sell units as bank noose tightens
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Six months on from a bank clampdown on foreign lending, tens of thousands of Chinese property investors are struggling to pay for their off-the-plan apartment purchases.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, housing-industry, scott-morrison, government-and-politics, federal-government, industry, foreign-affairs, australia, china
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Cyclist rescued from under truck Video
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A group of pedestrians rescued a 14-year-old girl recently after she was caught under a truck in Bozhou City, east China's Anhui Province.
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'Fidel Castro is dead!': World leaders react to Castro's death
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US President-elect Donald Trump takes to Twitter to react to the death of Fidel Castro before releasing a statement denouncing a "brutal dictator", while other world leaders remember him as a figure of enormous historical importance.
Topics: world-politics, communism, cuba, united-states, spain, venezuela, china, russian-federation
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13 detained over Chinese construction accident, authorities say
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Thirteen people are detained over the collapse of scaffolding at a power plant construction site in China, local authorities say.
Topics: accidents, disasters-and-accidents, china, asia
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Trump unlikely to change South China Sea policy, Chinese academics say
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A Donald Trump presidency does not mean the United States will withdraw from the South China Sea, but rather will continue pursuing "regional hegemony", Chinese academics say.
Topics: world-politics, china
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Rescuers search for survivors of construction accident at China's Fengcheng power plant. Video
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A platform under construction at a power plant in eastern China has collapsed, killing 67 people and injuring two, while rescuers pulled one worker from the debris, state media said.
Topics: workplace, disasters-and-accidents, accidents, china
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China seizes opportunity after Trump threatens to dump TPP Analysis
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United States President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to dump or renegotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership on his first day in office is a gift for the Chinese in their drive to control the world economy.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, globalisation---economy, international-aid-and-trade, trade, government-and-politics, world-politics, china, united-states, australia
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At least 74 killed in China construction accident: reports
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One person has been pulled from the debris of a platform that collapsed at a power plant in eastern China, killing 74 people and injuring two, according to state media.
Topics: accidents, disasters-and-accidents, china, asia
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China - the opportunities and challenges for Australian farmers Audio
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China is Australia's largest export customer for food, with trade valued at $12.6 billion in 2015-16. But almost 12 months on from the historic China Australia Free Trade Agreement, farmers are frustrated that many non-tariff barriers still block exports to the Asian powerhouse. This Country Hour special report explores the reality of doing business in China - from the sheer numbers and opportunities to the inherent challenges and risks.
Topics: agricultural-prices, agricultural-marketing, agricultural-policy, trade, china
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Manbulloo mangoes for sale in China image
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Topics: fruit, agricultural-prices, agricultural-marketing, china
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Australian navels in a Shanghai supermarket image
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Topics: fruit, agricultural-policy, china
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A food hall in Shanghai image
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Topics: food-and-beverage, food-processing, agricultural-policy, agricultural-prices, china
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Australian beef for sale in China image
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Topics: beef-cattle, agricultural-prices, agricultural-policy, agricultural-marketing, china
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Topics: agricultural-prices, agricultural-marketing, trade, china
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Farmers frustrated by non-tariff barriers blocking access to China Feature
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Market access issues continue to plague Australian farmers looking to unlock new export opportunities in China, potentially worth millions of dollars.
Topics: agricultural-prices, agricultural-marketing, agricultural-policy, trade, china
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Three Crown Casino staff formally arrested in China
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The Federal Government is formally notified of the arrests of three Australian Crown employees who were detained last month on suspicion of violating strict Chinese gambling regulations.
Topics: gambling, community-and-society, law-crime-and-justice, business-economics-and-finance, international-law, china, australia
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China eyeing off Hollywood in quest for cultural influence Analysis (audio) (photos)
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All countries practise some kind of soft power. China has realised this and come to the game much later than most other countries, investing billions of dollars to try to refashion its image.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, popular-culture, community-and-society, film-movies, china, australia
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