Nine's feeble bid for a China poll beat-up fails miserably: Anti-China Media Watch
Marcus Reubenstein

Nine's feeble bid for a China poll beat-up fails miserably: Anti-China Media Watch

Chinese Communist Party-linked minions are being employed to quash Dutton’s hopes of electoral victory; LNP senator free to make spy allegations; Chinese-built tugboats threaten our sovereignty; and the awful truth emerges – most Australians don’t fear China.

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Richard Cullen

Who holds the better cards – China or the US?

The mainstream Western media and global, alternative media outlets have been delivering a remarkable converging stream of blistering commentary since 2 April on what is now widely called, even by The Economist, Trump’s tariff tantrum.

China’s not-so-quiet energy revolution: Towards the world’s first industrial electrostate
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China’s not-so-quiet energy revolution: Towards the world’s first industrial electrostate

In 2023, China increased its deployment of solar and wind energy three-fold. This trend accelerated in 2024, with China installing nearly 65% of the world’s new low emission energy electricity generation.

Framing the future: Australia’s China policy in the lead-up to the 2025 election
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Framing the future: Australia’s China policy in the lead-up to the 2025 election

In the lead-up to the Australia election, new research examines the ALP and Coalition messaging and policy on the People’s Republic of China.

A hillbilly White House and the wisdom of peasants
Richard Cullen

A hillbilly White House and the wisdom of peasants

In 2016, US Vice-President J.D. Vance published a best-selling memoir titled Hillbilly Elegy. Curiously, he explained on the Fox News network recently that China’s pivotal influence on American consumption was due to the US borrowing “money from Chinese peasants to buy the things those Chinese peasants manufacture” (YouTube link here). Let’s consider the sort of individuals in question.

Chinese president rallies neighbours as US tariffs imposed
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Chinese president rallies neighbours as US tariffs imposed

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Election looms, time to ramp up the China scare campaign: Anti-China Media Watch
Marcus Reubenstein

Election looms, time to ramp up the China scare campaign: Anti-China Media Watch

Hampered by an underwhelming election campaign — where the Labor/LNP “uniparty” faces the harsh reality that the punters don’t think China is about to invade Australia — Murdoch media is going all out to put those commie bastards front and centre. There’s the inconvenient truth that the Australian military is gearing up to hit China with a barrage of US-made missiles; the Chinese Communist Party is meddling in the affairs of the Catholic Church; and a 60 Minutes report tells us Barbie has fallen victim to the Chinese.

Memory shapes China's response to Trump’s tariffs
Daryl Guppy

Memory shapes China's response to Trump’s tariffs

To asses China's reaction to Donald Trump's tariffs we have to go back around 165 years.

China's two 'secret weapons' in the tariff war
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China's two 'secret weapons' in the tariff war

As of 15 April, the White House indicated on its website that tariffs on products imported from China could rise as high as 245%.

Xi pushes for fair trade after Trump tariffs land
BA Hamzah

Xi pushes for fair trade after Trump tariffs land

After President Donald Trump’s decision to exempt selected electronic goods from tariffs, the gloves are temporarily off between Washington and Beijing. However, though some sanity has returned to the White House, the damage has already been done.

When elephants clash: The strategic logic behind Trump’s tariffs and China’s response
Christine Loh

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The world is mesmerised — and unsettled — by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Looking for a fair wind: Reflections on Australia’s maritime security
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Looking for a fair wind: Reflections on Australia’s maritime security

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In a broken world, China-Japan-Korea co-operation is Asia’s backbone
Guest Author Wang Huiyao

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By blending economic might, technological prowess and cultural bonds, co-operation can be elevated into a transformative, inspiring force.



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