China power
Live donkey fed to tigers in China zoo spat
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Horrified witnesses watch on as disgruntled shareholders of a Chinese zoo toss a live donkey into a tiger enclosure in an ongoing dispute with zoo management.
Topics: offbeat, human-interest, animals, animal-welfare, china
China pours billions into Africa's infrastructure, education
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China's growing global influence now reaches deep into Africa — at a time when Western powers are retreating from the continent.
Topics: world-politics, education, access-to-education, zimbabwe, kenya, china
Former top US spy warns of China's Russian-style behaviour in Australia
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China's growing influence over Australian politics has similarities with Russia's recent meddling in American democracy, former top US intelligence official James Clapper warns.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, law-crime-and-justice, political-parties, australia, united-states, china, russian-federation
Shorten calls for parliamentary inquiry into foreign political influence
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Federal Parliament's powerful intelligence and security committee should hold an urgent inquiry into foreign influence on Australia's political system, according to Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, law-crime-and-justice, political-parties, australia, china
PM orders inquiry amid revelations ASIO warned parties about Chinese donations
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Following revelations the Coalition and Labor were warned by ASIO about taking donations from two Chinese billionaires, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull orders a major inquiry into the nation's espionage and foreign interference laws.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, alp, liberals, nationals, australia, china
How China uses its 'soft power' strategy in Australia Opinion
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The communist state exercises "soft power" in Australia in myriad ways, and it is vital that it is resisted, writes Dr Chongyi Feng, who was detained and interrogated in China earlier this year.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, human, rights, security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, forms-of-government, communism, china, australia
Chinese influence peddling in Australia Video
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to the University of Technology Sydney's Dr Feng Chongyi about influence peddling by Chinese Government operators in Australia.
Topics: political-parties, world-politics, government-and-politics, defence-and-national-security, australia, china, asia
Power and influence: ASIO investigation targets Communist Party links to Australian political system
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ASIO investigation sparks fears the Chinese Communist Party may be influencing the Australian political system as questions are raised over millions of dollars in foreign political donations.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, defence-and-national-security, security-intelligence, australia, china
ASIO warns political parties over foreign donations
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ASIO warns Australia's major political parties about taking donations from two billionaires because its intelligence reveals worrying links to the Chinese Communist Party.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, political-parties, defence-and-national-security, security-intelligence, australia, china
'Overwhelming' ocean presence: India's fear of Chinese encirclement
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India fears a so-called 'string of pearls' - Chinese ports - essentially surrounding it, with one ruling party figure telling the ABC the Chinese presence is "overwhelming".
Topics: world-politics, navy, business-economics-and-finance, india, united-states, china, pacific, asia, australia, singapore
Thousands join Hong Kong vigil for Tiananmen Square anniversary
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Tens of thousands of people gather in Hong Kong for a candlelight vigil to mark the 28th anniversary of China's crackdown on pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
Topics: activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, world-politics, community-and-society, hong-kong, china, asia
Target of secret ASIO raid suspected of being Chinese spy
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ASIO agents found a cache of secret government files when they broke into a Canberra home in October 2015 while searching for evidence that one of the occupants might be a Chinese spy.
Topics: government-and-politics, world-politics, defence-and-national-security, security-intelligence, australia, canberra-2600, china
The Chinese Communist Party's power and influence in Australia
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China's Communist Party is monitoring the activities of university academics and students engaged in anti-communist activism in Australia. Just how pervasive is its power in Australia, and who else is it targeting?
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, china, australia
National sovereignty under threat from influence of China's Communist Party
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A months-long Four Corners-Fairfax investigation confirms fears that the Chinese Communist Party's attempts to exert its influence in Australia pose a direct threat to our nation's liberties and its sovereignty.
Topics: world-politics, china, australia
Threat from North Korea 'clear and present', Mattis says
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US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis says Washington is encouraged by Beijing's efforts to restrain North Korea, but will not accept its militarisation of islands in the South China Sea.
Topics: world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, united-states, korea-democratic-people-s-republic-of, china, singapore
China should curb 'unlawful, reckless' North Korea, Turnbull says
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Malcolm Turnbull warns Asia's defence ministers of the dangers of Chinese aggression, and says China should use its influence to curb the "dangerous" conduct of North Korea in order to build trust in the region.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, world-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, singapore, china, australia
Chinese factory activity falls the first time in almost a year
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China's economy shows signs of weakening, with factory activity falling for the first time in almost a year, sending iron ore and coal prices crashing.
Topics: economic-trends, coal, iron-ore, manufacturing, markets, australia, china
Trio investigating Ivanka Trump shoe factories 'missing in China'
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A man is arrested and two are missing in China after conducting an investigation into factories making Ivanka Trump-branded shoes, a New York-based advocacy group says.
Topics: missing-person, human, law-crime-and-justice, china, asia
WA seafood exporter looks to China in marketing spiny crab
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It may be "extremely prickly" but a Western Australian exporter is pushing to sell the unused spiny crab species into China.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, rural, agricultural-marketing, albany-6330, wa, china
McCain calls for South China Sea exercises to challenge 'bully' Beijing
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Veteran US Senator John McCain makes a provocative call to hold massive naval exercises in the South China Sea, saying nations could band together to challenge Beijing's sovereignty over the disputed territory.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, world-politics, defence-and-national-security, australia, united-states, china, asia
Can an ancient board game give Google the keys to the Middle Kingdom?
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The robots have had another victory with Google's AlphaGo AI beating the world champion in an ancient Asian board game, in what's seen as a charm offensive to help the tech giant woo the Chinese market.
Topics: games, games-industry-professional-gaming, internet-culture, internet-technology, robots-and-artificial-intelligence, china
Putting China's baijiu on the map Video
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Efforts are underway to market and export China's fiery baijiu to the world — but many say that it is a challenge too great.
Topics: human-interest, china
Can China's national drink reignite interest in a new generation?
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China's national drink, baijiu, is a clear, potent spirit that can range anywhere between 40-70 per cent in alcohol content.
Topics: alcohol, food-and-beverage, industry, business-economics-and-finance, china
US warship 'drill' defies Beijing's territorial claims in South China Sea: officials
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A US warship carries out a "drill" in the South China Sea to show Beijing it is not entitled to territorial seas around Mischief Reef, US officials say.
Topics: territorial-disputes, unrest-conflict-and-war, donald-trump, china, united-states
Ice precursor ephedrine found hidden in water filters, dartboards
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Australian Border Force officials expect to make more arrests over an international drug ring after four men were charged following the seizure of ephedrine hidden in items sent from Korea, China and the United Kingdom.
Topics: drug-offences, crime, law-crime-and-justice, korea-republic-of, china, melbourne-3000, vic
