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Books & Arts Antonia Finnane 9 November 2020 Books | China is reshaping how its citizens view the second world war
International Hamish McDonald 27 October 2020 With the Taiwan dilemma deepening, Australia might be forced to take a stand National Affairs Adam Triggs 27 October 2020 Treat with care the claims that Australia can readily diversify its trade and investment National Affairs Yun Jiang 20 October 2020 Chinese Australians are being singled out by overwrought politicians Essays & Reportage John Fitzgerald 14 October 2020 Australia was pursuing an independent approach well before the US president upended the strategic order
National Affairs John Quiggin 6 October 2020 Australia’s coal enthusiasts pinned their hopes on Chinese purchases that are looking increasingly unlikely
International Kerry Brown 29 September 2020 Amid an economic boom, protests in Inner Mongolia reflect wider tensions National Affairs Michael Bartos 25 August 2020 Behind the growing Covid-19 optimism is worrying political and geopolitical manoeuvring Essays & Reportage Saul Eslake 17 August 2020 The figures show that Xi Jinping presides over a system that’s more resilient than its critics acknowledge Correspondents Antony Dapiran 14 August 2020 The city’s protesters are using unconventional methods to navigate a legal minefield
Essays & Reportage Hamish McDonald 3 August 2020 It’s the question confounding observers: is China lashing out from a sense of weakness or strength?
International Rowan Callick 16 July 2020 Are economic troubles edging Papua New Guinea closer to China? Correspondents Antony Dapiran 9 July 2020 China’s new security law makes life near impossible for the territory’s pan-democrats National Affairs Adam Triggs 6 July 2020 The government should focus less on war preparation and more on war prevention Books & Arts Hamish McDonald 24 June 2020 Books | Is Beijing really waging a successful war against the West?
International Rowan Callick 27 May 2020 A key speech reveals worries on many fronts for China’s leaders
National Affairs Edward Aspinall 27 May 2020 A national institution’s inward turn comes at a strange time National Affairs Hamish McDonald 20 May 2020 Has the press gallery forgotten we’re not at war with China? Essays & Reportage Michael Bartos 18 May 2020 Is the Trump administration using the pandemic to reorder the international landscape? International Hamish McDonald 13 May 2020 Hong Kong seems to be heading into a long summer of trials, protests and electoral disqualifications
International Nic Maclellan 6 May 2020 As Pacific island nations reel from Cyclone Harold and the coronavirus, US–China tensions are complicating the path to recovery
International Michael Bartos 16 April 2020 On the evidence, the World Health Organization will come out of this crisis better than its most vocal critics International Antonia Finnane 7 April 2020 The how, and the how many, of mourning the dead in China International Rowan Callick 30 March 2020 Xi Jinping and Donald Trump have turned the coronavirus into a test of their governing styles Essays & Reportage William H. Overholt 21 February 2020 Covid-19 adds to the likelihood of dramatic change in the world’s largest nation
International Antonia Finnane 17 February 2020 There are other things we should know about the Chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak
International Kerry Brown 2 February 2020 The coronavirus strikes at both the strongest and the most vulnerable features of the Chinese system Correspondents Rowan Callick 13 January 2020 Taiwanese voters add their voice to opponents of Xi Jinping’s ambitions International Kerry Brown and Sophie Wushuang Yi 4 December 2019 Tightly controlled and generously funded, the PLA hasn’t seen battle overseas since 1979 International Rowan Callick 25 November 2019 Has the pro-democracy movement gained the upper hand by the most peaceful means possible?