Mission improbable: My race to Saipan for a date with history
I was woken by a phone message from my editor: could I get to a remote Pacific archipelago within 24 hours in time for Julian Assange’s plea hearing?
- by Lisa Visentin
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‘Nothing to be ashamed of’: Lawyers defiant as Assange heads to Australia
The WikiLeaks founder’s conviction has put journalists around the world at risk of imprisonment for doing their jobs, Julian Assange’s lawyers have warned.
- by Matthew Knott and Lisa Visentin
Analysis
Assange saga
The dark footnote in the history of tiny island where Assange was freed
After 14 years, the many twists and turns of Julian Assange’s legal woes were finally decided on Saipan – a little-known Pacific island.
- by Lisa Visentin
Analysis
China relations
Pandas can’t paper over Australia’s differences with China
Premier Li Qiang’s visit was the culmination of hard work by the government to recalibrate the relationship with China. But it also exposed differences that cannot be papered over with diplomatic niceties.
- by Lisa Visentin
China renames hundreds of villages in Xinjiang to scrub away Uyghur identity: Human Rights Watch
Villages once known by religious, historical or cultural terms of the Muslim minority group now carry names like “Red flag” or “Unity”.
- by Lisa Visentin
This man fought on the front lines in Ukraine. Now he is preparing Taiwanese civilians for war with China
As China ramps up hostilities in the Taiwan Strait, citizens in the island democracy are joining self-defence groups, fearing one day soon they will become civilian resistance to a communist invasion.
- by Lisa Visentin and Daniel Ceng
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CCP influence
Australian judges vow to stay despite mass resignations from Hong Kong’s top court
Former High Court chief justice Robert French has defended the role of Australians serving on Hong Kong’s top court.
- by Lisa Visentin
Analysis
China relations
Why ‘Taiwanese-ness’ is complex and increasingly important
For three days, the Shangri-La hotel in Singapore was thronging with political leaders, defence ministers and top military brass from around the world.
- by Lisa Visentin
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China relations
Shorten will attend Ukraine peace summit as Zelensky makes surprise Asia visit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to leaders at the Asia defence summit where China said it would be prepared to use force to prevent Taiwanese independence.
- by Lisa Visentin
Marles raises ‘unsafe’ navy encounters in ‘frank’ talks with Chinese defence minister
The defence minister used a meeting with his Chinese counterpart to raise Australia’s concerns about “unsafe” encounters between the PLA and the Australian navy.
- by Lisa Visentin
Marles to call out China’s ‘unsafe’ encounters with Australian navy
The defence minister’s remarks are likely to hit a sour note for Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun at a high-powered defence summit.
- by Lisa Visentin and Matthew Knott