China relations
‘Deeply concerning’: One in five Chinese Australians threatened or attacked during coronavirus
More than a third of Chinese Australians surveyed by the Lowy Institute reported being treated differently or less favourably in the past 12 months and 31 per cent said they were called offensive names.
- by Anthony Galloway
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China’s deputy ambassador warns ‘it’s now a sin to be a friend of China’
Wang Xining said Australia’s children will be ashamed of those who sabotaged the friendship with China and urged business leaders to reset the relationship.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Chinese investment in Australia plummets amid trade strikes
Data shows Australia received just over $1 billion of Chinese foreign direct investment last year, dramatically down from $16.5 billion in 2016.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Universities brace for Chinese student hit after COVID
Australian universities have received reports through their Chinese networks that local recruitment agents have been encouraged not to send students to Australia.
- by Lisa Visentin and Eryk Bagshaw
Trade dispute flares again as Australian wine blocked at Chinese ports
Chinese stores have been stocking imitations of popular brands over the past year, such as “Penfunils” and “Benfords”, and marketing them as Australian.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Remaking ‘Made in the USA’: Biden orders review into supply chains to counter China
The administration will then take a closer look at six sectors: defence, public health and biological preparedness, communications technology, transportation, energy, and food production.
- by Josie Ensor
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China
Security fears over state-linked company processing visas in China
While a Home Affairs probe has found that Australian visa data is secure, the agency’s links to Beijing have prompted investigations in Canada and New Zealand.
- by Eryk Bagshaw, Anthony Galloway and Nick McKenzie
Opinion
Trade wars
China wants Biden to make the first move to thaw tensions. It could be a long wait
China is making it clear that it expects the Biden administration to take the first steps to fix a relationship frozen by Donald Trump’s trade and tech wars and sanctions for human rights abuses. That’s unlikely to happen.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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UK politics
At UN, Britain denounces China’s ‘industrial scale’ rights abuses
China’s human rights record was condemned at the UN’s top human rights forum, but foreign minister Wang Yi said it was just an excuse to meddle.
- by Latika Bourke
Opinion
Belt and Road
Embarrassing no-shows at China’s summit are a sign Europe is charting a new course
Europe is turning away from Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his Belt and Road initiative.
- by Peter Hartcher
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China
Britain to challenge China at UN over access to Xinjiang
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will also mark Britain’s return to the UN Human Rights Council by condemning the rights record of fellow council members China and Russia.
- by Kate Holton