Dan Tehan's daunting new role: restoring trade with China in a hostile political environment
Jan 19, 2021 04:42 am UTC| Politics
The new trade minister, Dan Tehan, has been handed one of the Morrison governments most demanding roles. Despite a lot of chest-thumping in government circles about the need to stand up to Chinese bullying, Tehans task...
Debate: A geopolitical reading of fear
Jan 19, 2021 02:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
In his 2009 book The Geopolitics of Emotion, Dominique Mosi divided the world into three emotional regions: the territory of hope (emergent countries), the territory of humiliation (the world of Islam), and the territory...
Are the US and Iran headed for a military showdown before Trump leaves office?
Jan 06, 2021 04:24 am UTC| Politics
Tensions are running high in the Middle East in the waning days of the Trump administration. Over the weekend, Irans foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, claimed Israeli agents were planning to attack US forces in...
US identifies Chinese and Russian firms with military ties in new list
Dec 22, 2020 23:33 pm UTC| Politics
The Trump administration identified 58 Chinese and 45 Russian companies with alleged military ties that restrict them from buying a wide range of US goods and technology. The final list with 103 entities appears on the...
Dec 17, 2020 11:23 am UTC| Economy
New Zealand and China are being pushed toward further regional economic integration as part of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) signed last month. On the face of it, the RCEP is a positive step for...
Australia demands apology from China over 'repugnant' slur on Twitter
Dec 01, 2020 09:15 am UTC| Politics
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has demanded China apologise for and Twitter remove a highly offensive tweet depicting an Australian soldier with a knife to the throat of a child. Morrison described the tweet as...
US to blacklist China's SMIC and CNOOC
Nov 30, 2020 17:15 pm UTC| Business
The US is poised to add Chinas top chipmaker SMIC and national offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies, curbing their access to U.S. investors. It was reported earlier...
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