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- Middle East at war
Trump’s war is the most dangerous double-edged gamble I can remember
If the US president’s war against Iran is really about the containment of China, it is a hell of a risk.
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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China’s latest plan to dominate global trade
China’s latest five-year plan seeks to cement its grip on artificial intelligence and other high-tech sectors and expand exports that are already destabilising other economies.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
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- China relations
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
Back to Beijing: The SMH and The Age resume reporting from China
North Asia correspondent Lisa Visentin has landed in Beijing to cover China, resuming the papers' 50-year history of reporting from inside the country.
- Opinion
- Currencies
Trump’s vulnerable America is a target for China
Xi Jinping appears to be trying to take advantage of the “Sell America” sentiment in global markets generated by Donald Trump’s chaotic policymaking.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
China displays its military strength in a parade on the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII
China has been increasing its military capability. Does it have a Taiwan invasion in mind? And if so, by when?
- Opinion
- China relations
What China’s kill line obsession exposes about its own anxieties
The Chinese tell themselves stories of American decline to feel better. But they hide some essential truths.
- Lisa Visentin
‘Xi trusts nobody’: Purge of China’s military claims its top general
The ousting of General Zhang Youxia marks a dramatic escalation in President Xi Jinping’s sweeping purge of military officials and a consolidation of his power over the army.
- Lisa Visentin
Tesla’s outlook darkens as BYD lifts global sales
Tesla ended last year on a roll, with investors increasingly buying into Elon Musk’s ebullience about autonomous vehicles. Winning over actual car buyers is another story.
- Kara Carlson, Linda Lew, Danny Lee and Bei Hu
Australia demands China respect trade deal after shock beef tariffs
Australia’s trade and agriculture ministers have condemned China’s decision to impose new tariffs that could cost the beef industry $1 billion a year.
- Mike Foley and Elias Visontay