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.

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

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

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

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

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

Australians may miss out on opportunities to reinforce our regional security if they are over-concerned about Chinese aggression in the South Pacific and do not take the opportunity of engaging in regional dialogue to resolve common problems.

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

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

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

ABC has Four Corners with just one angle: Anti-China Media Watch
Marcus Reubenstein

ABC has Four Corners with just one angle: Anti-China Media Watch

In the midst of a federal election campaign, China is front and centre, with the major parties falling over themselves to look tough on national security.  The mainstream media is once again aiding and abetting the political narrative without any serious analysis; Albo and Dutton are going to swipe back the Port of Darwin from its CCP-linked owners, but the mainstream media is clueless as to how that will happen; Tony Abbott tells his former chief of staff we’re being bullied by China; and a heavily-promoted Four Corners program fails to scale the great wall of objectivity.

US tariff policies strengthening China's position in Asia
Christopher Tang

US tariff policies strengthening China's position in Asia

In geopolitics, there are no permanent friends or enemies, but there are permanent interests. While many countries in Southeast Asia have tried to maintain their economic ties with the US and China, President Donald Trump's economic and tariff plans are inadvertently helping China strengthen its position in Asia.

Will there be a war between China and the US?
Wang Wen

Will there be a war between China and the US?

Will there be a war between China and the US? This question suddenly gained popularity in early April 2024, mainly because, in response to Donald Trump’s so-called “reciprocal tariff” policy, China was the first country to impose strict countermeasures.

The mother of all own goals?
Richard Cullen

The mother of all own goals?

Following the White House announcement of the “Liberation Day” tariffs, Andrew Tillett, writing in The Australian Financial Review, argued that, “Trump just gave China a free kick to tilt Asia in its favour”. (paywall) At Foreign Policy, the deputy editor, Amelia Lester, was wondering, at the same time, “Are Tariffs the End of the Australia-US Friendship”.(paywall)

US LNG crippled as Australia seizes US$1.5b trade overnight
WIN News analysis

US LNG crippled as Australia seizes US$1.5b trade overnight

What happens when the world's second-largest economy suddenly pulls the plug on billions of dollars in US energy exports without warning, without negotiation and without a single public signal? You get a global energy market in shock and Washington scrambling for answers.

How Xi woos world business leaders as Trump intensifies trade war
Zichen Wang

How Xi woos world business leaders as Trump intensifies trade war

On the morning of Friday, 28 March, Xi Jinping met representatives of the international business community at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

In every China-US war game scenario I've seen, America has lost
Chris Barrie

In every China-US war game scenario I've seen, America has lost

Global security alliances are in turmoil, and Australia needs to critically rethink its defence and foreign affairs policies.

China’s spies are here to help Albo: Anti-China Media Watch
Marcus Reubenstein

China’s spies are here to help Albo: Anti-China Media Watch

The Australian reliably informs as that in Beijing it’s “all the way with Albo for PM”; the latest Chinese ship in the proximity of Australia’s waters is both an act of aggression and proof positive that New Zealand’s scientists are among the most “clueless” creatures on earth; and Confucius Institutes have to go from Australian university campuses.

China can neatly sidestep Trump's tariffs
Daryl Guppy

China can neatly sidestep Trump's tariffs

China cannot ignore Trump, but it can evade him.



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