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Trump shoves Indonesia into China's hands
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Thanks to Trump, China has the cards it needs to win the trade war
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6 May 2025
Trump is the symptom of a deeper American malaise
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6 May 2025
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2 May 2025
Nine's feeble bid for a China poll beat-up fails miserably: Anti-China Media Watch
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1 May 2025
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.
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China’s not-so-quiet energy revolution: Towards the world’s first industrial electrostate
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Framing the future: Australia’s China policy in the lead-up to the 2025 election
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