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China links: Zhou Yongkang, Ethiopia, Japan, climate change, KFC, and more
Fairfax's former China correspondent John Garnaut tweets about the detention of Zhou Yongkang:
And here's why the detention of Zhou matters. The NY Times has an infographic…
The limits of Indonesia's anti-corruption campaign
'Fight corruption!' A Corruption Eradication Commission event in Bandung in 2009. (Flickr/Ikhlasul Amal.)
Indonesia's reputation for corruption in not in doubt: it comes 114th…
Gaza: Searching for a ceasefire (mediator)
The latest Gaza war is heading into new and bloody territory with no end in sight. As with previous conflicts in Gaza (and in Lebanon for that matter), both sides are engaged in…
Time to put security issues on G20 agenda
Given developments in the Ukraine and tensions elsewhere in the world, the time has come to put security and geo-political issues directly on the agenda for the meeting of G20…
Radio Australia cuts hurt the Pacific and Australia
Pacific Island leaders will meet at the annual Pacific Islands Forum meeting next week in Palau. Prime Minister Abbott has cancelled his travel plans in order to focus on the…
India links: CEO of India, Congress, China-India, forest cover, gay rights and more
Should Prime Minister Modi's new role be best understood as 'CEO of India'?
There are reports of mutiny in the ranks of the Indian National Congress. Is there any hope of a…
Pacific island links: Commonwealth Games, Cook Islands election, climate and more
Keep up with what's been happening in the Pacific island region with this week's links:
The incumbent Cook Islands Party, led by Henry Puna, has been returned with a very slim…
China: Climate wrecker or climate leader?
Lisa Williams is author of the new Lowy Institute Analysis, China's Climate Change Policies: Actors and Drivers. The views expressed here are her own and do not reflect the views…
Indo-Pacific security links: Japan as a great power, RIMPAC, China's oil rig and more
The Indo-Pacific is a strategic system encompassing the Indian and Pacific oceans, reflecting the expanding interests and reach of China and India as well as the enduring role of…
China links: Village elections, cheese, fatty Kim the Third, Afghanistan, HYSY 981 and more
Cheng Li on Xi Jinping's friends from his formative years (now in his inner circle).
A primer on Chinese village elections.
Policy insiders are concerned that China's ambitious…