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18 Apr 2019 16:00

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18 Apr 2019 14:30

Seeing what you want in Belt and Road

Nick Bisley

China’s sprawling infrastructure program has become a test of attitudes that tells us more about the analyst than BRI.
18 Apr 2019 13:00

Don’t rely on luck: making the most of the FTA with Indonesia

Melissa Crouch

It is time to put Indonesian back on the priority list of languages to be studied in Australia.

News and Media

Australia courts Southeast Asia with unprecedented summit

Nikkei Asian Review

Indonesian President Joko Widodo courts Islamists in push for economic agenda

Australian Financial Review

On the road with Joko Widodo in his quest for a second term

Sydney Morning Herald

Audio: Human rights on the agenda as Australia plays host to ASEAN Summit

ABC Radio PM

Video: Special ASEAN summit held in Sydney

Al Jazeera English

Video: ASEAN summit a milestone for Australia

ABC News The World

China spends $12bn more to extend its international influence

The Australian

More Australian quake aid for PNG after China donation

The Australian

Saudi Arabia is in nuclear talks with the US -- and it could be a sign the country is trying to get even with rival Iran

Business Insider

How China Is Challenging American Dominance in Asia

New York Times

Asian Allies Weigh Risks After News Of a Meeting

New York Times

Audio: Xi Jinping; the power of one

ABC Radio National Saturday Extra

Video: Richard McGregor from the Lowy Institute explains Xi Jinping's rise to power

ABC News

Trump trade tariffs: what they mean for Australia and what happens next

The Guardian

Xi Jinping and China’s ‘good emperor, bad emperor’ problem

Financial Times

Trump’s Hard-Line Take on Trade Plays Into China’s Hands

Bloomberg

Kim Jong Un wants to 'write new history' on South Korea reunification

CNN

Video: Import tariffs on Australian beef set to fall

Al Jazeera English

China's communist princeling Xi set to wield his 'fragile superpower'

ABC News

With Friends Like These: Trump’s Tariffs Hurt Asian Allies

Bloomberg

Video: Lowy's McGregor Sees Tariffs Impacting Canada, Europe More

Bloomberg

Behind Public Persona, the Real Xi Jinping Is a Guarded Secret

New York Times

Video: New US trade tariffs are 'primarily about domestic politics'

Sky News Australia

Audio: China Ages

ABC Radio National Big Ideas

Audio: President for life: Does China have a new dictator?

ABC RN Drive

China Leaps to Front of a New Authoritarian Era

New York Times

Audio: Syrian Civil War

ABC RN Saturday Extra

Why Australian leader's White House visit really matters to Trump

CNN

Audio: Nothing guaranteed at Turnbull Trump meeting

ABC RN Breakfast

How Trump made up with Australia’s prime minister after a ‘most unpleasant call’

The Washington Post

Video: Malcolm Turnbull's visit to Washington

ABC News The World

Harry Harris, Trump's pick for Australia envoy, slams Beijing's Asia ambitions

CNN

Audio: Does the US media care about the Barnaby Joyce affair?

ABC RN Drive

Audio: China under Xi

ABC Radio National Big Ideas

Back to the Syrian (un)civil war

The Australian

Israel: Iranian drone we shot down was based on captured US drone

CNN

Who Is Harry Harris, Trump’s Pick for Ambassador to Australia?

New York Times

Indonesia insists ‘not going soft’ on Rohingya issue

The Jakarta Post

North Korea plays peace game in PyeongChang despite political track record

Australian Financial Review

Democracy harmed by catch-all foreign influence laws

Australian Financial Review

North Korea requests oil to refuel ship carrying Olympic delegation

CNN

China says mid-course missile interceptor test successful

The Washington Post

Audio: Thousands of foreign fighters flee Syria

ABC RN Drive

Australia wants to sell more military equipment to Canada – it could be an uphill battle

Ottawa Citizen

Video: Australia's New Arms Race

Channel 7 News

Video: Daniel Flitton on the Cabinet Files

ABC News

Audio: The Cabinet Files will erode trust with Australia's intelligence partners, expert says

ABC RN Breakfast

Russia, China no military threat to Australia, Julie Bishop says

The Australian

Australia to spend $3.1 billion to increase stake in global arms exports

Reuters

Asia under Trump: How the US is losing the region to China

CNN

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