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International On the brink Kerry Brown 16 August 2019 Why all sides must take a step back in Hong Kong National affairs Next up, the currency war Adam Triggs 7 August 2019 Donald Trump’s latest complaints don’t stand up to scrutiny, but the global economy will suffer anyway International How Beijing sees Hong Kong Kerry Brown 4 August 2019 The city’s economic importance has declined significantly, but China itself isn’t immune to the pressures on display Essays & reportage A brush with death: in China with the Whitlams Richard Whitington 28 July 2019 A former member of Gough Whitlam’s staff recalls a visit to Tientsin forty-three years ago

National affairs Is the “biggest story” getting the best coverage? Wanning Sun 21 February 2019 Can the ABC fill some of the blind spots in its China-related reporting? International China’s lost opportunity Kerry Brown 11 February 2019 Trump, Brexit and right-wing populism created an opening for Xi Jinping and his colleagues, but their fears proved too deep International Not the new cold war Graeme Dobell 27 November 2018 “Hot peace” is a much better label for this period of competing powers within a single system International #MeToo’s subcontinental shockwaves Kerry Brown & Marya Shakil 22 November 2018 In a tale of two countries, India is reacting but China is largely unmoved

Books & arts On the wrong side of history Graeme Smith 26 June 2018 Books | Journalist Scott Tong has unearthed an alternative history of China’s twentieth century National affairs Underestimating China Tim Colebatch 7 June 2018 Let’s clear up any confusion about the size of the Chinese economy Essays & reportage China and Australia’s fifth icy age Graeme Dobell 10 May 2018 Relations have been cool before, and will be cool again — though domestic issues are complicating the picture International One Malaysia, two Chinas Amrita Malhi 29 April 2018 Asia’s giant is playing an outsized role in Malaysia’s election campaign