China
Ignoring those forgotten
After Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shook hands with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing this month, much was made of Gough Whitlam’s historic visit to China in…
Rise of the Redback
In August, Beijing threw a lifeline to Argentina, a serial defaulter in sovereign debt, by arranging to pay back in yuan half of a US$2.7 billion instalment of an emergency loan…
China and Taiwan are big Pacific donors – but not for gender equality
This year, Lowy Institute researchers used Pacific Aid Map data among other sources to ascertain how much aid has been spent on gender equality initiatives in the Pacific between…
Why is Myanmar’s new deep-sea port such hot property?
In Myanmar’s westernmost state of Rakhine, the small fishing village of Kyaukphyu has become the focus of a US$7.3 billion deep-water port development by Chinese state-owned…
Sonar reports much more than a blip in Australia’s relations with China
China’s Navy has been accused of using sonar pulses in an incident last week that caused injuries to several Australian navy divers from HMAS Toowoomba during work to clear…
A fragile lifeline: India and China must collaborate on water
India and China are connected by a number of rivers that flow into each other’s territory, notably the Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Indus. These rivers are vital to both nations…
China’s sonar pulse poses another test of Australia’s will
China’s harassment of Australian warship HMAS Toowoomba off the coast of Japan, which reportedly caused minor injuries to naval divers attempting to clear a fishing net from the…
How China’s media reported Albanese’s visit
In Australia’s media, Anthony Albanese’s visit to China last week was highly anticipated, the first by the country’s prime minister in seven years, with journalists and analysts…
Belt and Road 2.0
The third Belt and Road Forum held in Beijing last month was a closely watched affair. Marking a decade since the launch of the trillion-dollar initiative, it was also the first…
The Coalition risks the general’s lament, of fighting the last war over China policy
Following positive developments such as the return home of Australian journalist Cheng Lei, the all-around smiles accompanying Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit last week to…