Yesterday
- Opinion
- Opinion
Taiwan: A Trojan horse for Beijing?
Taiwan’s elections next month will once more focus attention on the difficulty of any future move by Beijing to absorb Taiwan.
- James Curran
This Month
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
Independent posturing outside the US alliance would endanger Australia
The more important and integral we are to American regional interests, the more likely it is that our powerful ally will come to our aid, under any administration.
- John Lee
November
APEC leaders divided on Ukraine, Gaza wars
The 21 forum members went into the meetings at odds over Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Hamas-Israel war, and that is how they left them.
- David Lawder and David Brunnstrom
Yellen: Indo-Pacific trade talks need ‘further work’
A centrepiece of the Biden administration’s efforts to counter China’s rising dominance in the Pacific is advancing slowly.
- David Lawder and Ann Saphir
October
Google in $102m Aussie-US deal to run internet cables to Pacific islands
The agreement will expand an existing commercial project by the tech giant to run internet to eight nations in the region.
- Trevor Hunnicutt
Why Australia needs to take India seriously
The Asian giant is the source of significant numbers of migrants and its burgeoning economy offers opportunities for investment.
- James Eyers
Westpac to maintain Pacific presence, cancels sale of PNG, Fiji banks
The federal government is keen for Westpac to maintain its foothold in the South Pacific, as China’s influence in the region expands.
- James Eyers and Andrew Tillett
September
- Opinion
- Australia's China challenge
China is steadily building an alternative world order
While it purports to steer clear of superpower competition, Beijing’s global governance initiative is driven by it, unfurling in a slow burn over more than a decade.
- Richard McGregor
The power of data: What skyscrapers tell you about a country’s clout
As Australia rises on the global stage, the man behind the Lowy Institute Asia Power Index reveals his indicators of prestige and real influence.
- Lisa Murray
China’s economy picks up in early sign of recovery
China posted stronger-than-expected retail sales and industrial production in August in an early sign the economy may be stabilising.
- Michael Smith
- Opinion
- Voice to parliament
Why voting No will harm Australia’s Pacific diplomacy
In the region where anti-colonialist narratives are powerful and we are playing diplomatic catch-up, the referendum’s failure will be a gift to an expansionist China.
- Misha Zelinsky
Adtech Sesimi taps Lempriere Wells to seek capital partner
Forecasts are for nearly $15 million revenue, 91 per cent gross margin and 30 per cent EBITDA margin for this financial year.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Opinion
- Australia's China challenge
Much to gain from delegation going to China
This week’s High Level Dialogue is expected to be fearless, frank and friendly as the two nations seek to stabilise and strengthen their relationship.
- Craig Emerson
August
Exiled Thai billionaire ex-PM flies home, and straight to jail
Thaksin Shinawatra flew home to Thailand in his private jet, adding to the country’s political drama on a day that parliament was to vote for a new prime minister.
- Updated
- Napat Wesshasartar and Juarawee Kittisilpa
Japan GDP beats forecasts as exports bounce back
While the headline GDP data provides some relief to policymakers seeking to balance economic growth with sustainable inflation, it masks underlying weakness in the household sector.
- Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kantaro Komiya
China cuts rates as economic woes deepen
The surprise move comes as the latest data on retail sales and industrial production compound concerns about the slowing economy.
- Updated
- Michael Smith
- Opinion
- Global economy
China malaise goes beyond the economic slowdown
China’s malaise is only partly economic. The deeper context behind several of the impediments to growth is a strange hybrid of psychological and political factors.
- James Kynge
New Zealand’s military not fit for purpose, review finds
The government has pledged to spend more on its military and to strengthen ties with allies to counter a rising China, but has not put a figure on the increase.
- Lewis Jackson and Lucy Craymer
US Navy sailors charged with passing military secrets to China
The two sailors allegedly took thousands of dollars in payments in return for sending blueprints and other secrets to Chinese intelligence officers.
- Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff
July
China seeks to boost consumption, property market
China wants its people to spend more on houses, holidays and cars to revive consumption and save the economy from recession.
- Updated
- Michael Smith
