7 June 2012
Twenty-three years after the massacre, the events of 4 June 1989 are still off limits, writes Antonia Finnane in Beijing
23 May 2012
While the media was gripped by the Bo Xilai scandal, the story of another privileged child of a Communist Party official was unfolding on the internet, writes Antonia …
22 April 2012
In Beijing, Antonia Finnane looks at a ten-year plan for a staged transition to constitutional democracy
10 April 2012
After Tomb-sweeping day, the Chinese capital returned to normal, writes Antonia Finnane, except for the city’s Christians
National affairs
26 March 2012
If we want to engage or compete with universities in Asia, we need to be clear about the aims of our own education system
1 February 2012
Shanghai doesn’t understand the appeal of its oldest precinct, writes Duncan Hewitt
International
29 December 2011
Kim Jong-un’s accession comes at a time of change in the region, underlining the need for a nuanced response from Western countries
Books & arts
21 December 2011
With the right leadership Burma could undoubtedly use its position between China and India to its advantage, writes Nicholas Farrelly
16 December 2011
A growing number of Chinese are bothered by the gap between reality and the way the media portrays society and politics, reports Duncan Hewitt. And the media itself is…
21 November 2011
The death of two-year-old Yue Yue continues to generate soul-searching in the Chinese media, reports Duncan Hewitt
14 October 2011
Returning to China, Duncan Hewitt finds more development, plenty of stresses, and an increasingly enquiring local media
Books & arts
16 August 2011
Linda Jaivin reviews the Chinese-language edition of Chan Koonchung’s controversial novel The Fat Years, now available in English
International
16 June 2011
As China cracks down on dissidents, Stefanie Scherr reports on Hong Kong’s annual commemoration of the Tiananmen protests
1 June 2011
China’s internal security establishment seems to have gained growing influence over policy, writes Duncan Hewitt in Shanghai
International
28 April 2011
China’s Five Year Plan could turn out to be a turning point for global climate policy, writes Michael Jacobs
28 April 2011
Massive rises in the cost of housing are at last being recognised by government, writes Duncan Hewitt
22 March 2011
Traffic is becoming a fiercely debated topic in China’s major cities, writes Duncan Hewitt in Shanghai
National affairs
2 March 2011
Geoffrey Barker reports on a debate about the implications of China’s growing economic and military power
National affairs
4 February 2011
Regardless of their long-term significance, China’s defence decisions are creating unease in South Asia, writes Geoffrey Barker
3 February 2011
It is the world’s largest annual migration of people – tens of millions of Chinese migrant workers reuniting with their families to celebrate the Lunar New Year.…
International
28 January 2011
Although it symbolises China’s embrace of the market economy, Shanghai is still very much shaped by the party and entrenched corruption
International
13 December 2010
Relations are unlikely to be warm, but dealings with the North can be handled calmly, writes Danielle Chubb
National affairs
9 December 2010
A casual reference to the use of force underlines the flaws in Kevin Rudd’s thinking about Australia’s largest trading partner, writes Brian Toohey
National affairs
9 December 2010
The WikiLeaks revelations about Kevin Rudd’s views on China show that the foreign minister is well within the mainstream of western thinking, writes Geoffrey Barker
Books & arts
22 November 2010
Grant Evans reviews an account of the Great Famine, another major blow to the Mao myth
National affairs
26 October 2010
Climate change efforts are becoming more decentralised, writes Stephen Howes, so we’ll need to make the most of a bottom-up approach
National affairs
8 September 2010
How should Australia respond to the changing power balance in the region, asks Brian Toohey
International
19 August 2010
A disputed border continues to fuel tension between China and India, but there are also good reasons for better relations, writes Louise Merrington
National affairs
7 April 2010
Building Australian submarines would compound the defence white paper’s mistaken view of the threats Australia faces, writes Brian Toohey
International
14 January 2010
China’s decision to resist binding emissions targets at Copenhagen gives a glimpse of a country with big and sometimes conflicting plans for growth, trade and influence,…