China relations
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Trump is the wildcard that could blow up AI
The ultimate fate of the technology that promises to transform the world looks to be in the hands of an erratic president.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
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- Federal
China accuses Australia of ‘distorting facts’ of naval close encounter
China’s defence ministry has accused Australia of distorting the facts on the midair encounter after Australian Defence officials said an Australian MH-60R Seahawk helicopter was forced to dodge a Chinese helicopter in international waters.
- Rob Harris and Lisa Visentin
China’s latest blueprint aims to close US technology gap and break old habits
President Xi Jinping has put his country on track for its lowest growth target in three decades as he gets ready to welcome Donald Trump later this month.
- Lisa Visentin
Xi’s China will be world-shaping in the coming months and years. Our return to Beijing could not be more timely or urgent
North Asia correspondent Lisa Visentin has landed in Beijing to cover China, resuming our 50-year history of reporting from inside the country.
- Lisa Visentin
‘Free flow of people’: China’s ambassador makes rare intervention in student visa debate
Both countries would benefit from more visas for international students and scholars, Beijing’s envoy says, as numbers rebound towards pre-pandemic levels.
- Sally Rawsthorne
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
Trump has not restrained predators Putin and Xi. He’s joined them
As the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, there are five geopolitical and strategic lessons to be learnt for nations like Australia.
- Peter Hartcher
- Exclusive
- Resolve Political Monitor
More unpopular than Xi, Trump is dragging down America’s reputation in Australia
Donald Trump is significantly more unpopular than Xi Jinping, with almost half of Australians considering the US an equally big or bigger threat than China.
- Matthew Knott
Farewell Singapore, ni hao Beijing
As China reopens its doors to Australian journalists, our North Asia correspondent is packing up her apartment in the Little Red Dot and heading for Beijing.
- Lisa Visentin
- Analysis
- Trump diplomacy
Why Trump’s ‘faux pas’ on Taiwan is ringing alarm bells in Washington
The president indicated he was consulting Chinese President Xi Jinping about US arms sales to Taiwan, prompting accusations he had broken with prior US commitments – if not by letter, then by spirit.
- Michael Koziol
BHP cashes in on ‘metal of the future’
BHP’s half-year profit surges to $8 billion as high global demand for copper pays off for the mining giant.
- Simon Johanson