Philip Wen

Donald Trump's call with Taiwan's President was part of a deliberate strategy, say those involved in its planning.

Taiwan call all part of a long-held Trump plan, say insiders

Donald Trump's phone call with Taiwan's leader was the product of a strategy devised even before he became a presidential nominee, say those involved in its planning.

Donald Trump broke decades of diplomatic protocol when he spoke with Tsai Ing-wen on the phone on Friday.

China lodges diplomatic protest after Trump's call with Taiwan's Tsai

China has lodged a diplomatic protest after US President-elect Donald Trump broke with decades of diplomatic protocol by holding direct talks with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.

Donald Trump on the phone during the US presidential campaign.

Trump risks 37 years of China-US diplomacy with 10-minute Taiwan phone call

ANALYSIS

China's state-controlled media had spun Donald Trump as a businessman who could consider pragmatic trade-offs where an ideologically hawkish Hillary Clinton would not.

Crown's Chinese war room in act of 'a--- covering'

EXCLUSIVE

James Packer's Crown Resorts has assembled a "war room" of highly paid lawyers and advisors.

Uighur men perform prayers for the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha in Turpan County, Xinjiang, in September.

China orders Xinjiang residents to turn in passports in bid to block overseas travel

Chinese authorities order residents in the far-western region to turn in their passports amid accusations of rising radicalism among minority Uighurs.

Ratification of extradition treaty with China delayed as 'real doubts' emerge

The parliamentary committee considering whether to recommend the federal government ratify its extradition treaty with China has called a last-minute hearing with the Attorney-General's Department due to "real doubts" emerging from both sides of politics over the deal.h

The move against the junket organisers suggests a broadening of the investigation into Crown.

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