China relations
China renames hundreds of villages in Xinjiang to scrub away Uyghur identity: Human Rights Watch
Villages once known by religious, historical or cultural terms of the Muslim minority group now carry names like “Red flag” or “Unity”.
- by Lisa Visentin
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Chinese officials were rude and belligerent. Why did that take Albanese so long to say?
After a night to workshop his response, Albanese seemed to generously imply the embassy officials who tried to block Cheng Lei were little more than bumbling buffoons.
- by Matthew Knott
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Beijing is not on our side. Let’s not fall for a pair of therapy pandas
Premier Li Qiang’s visit confirmed the mask is back on and the tactics have changed, but China’s strategy has not.
- by Peter Hartcher
China offers new olive branch to lure Aussie tourists
The visa deal comes as Canberra and Beijing agree to new forms of military communication to prevent Australian Defence personnel being put at risk.
- by Matthew Knott
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Cheng Lei wanted to do her job. A Chinese embassy official had other ideas
Even in Canberra’s Parliament House, Australia’s monument to democracy, Cheng Lei cannot avoid being hassled by the Chinese government.
- by Matthew Knott
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China domestic interference, cyberattacks ‘never been more prolific’: Coalition
The opposition has questioned Labor’s “disagree where we must” approach to Chinese relations as top intelligence officials raise fears about a state-sponsored hacking group.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Foreign relations
‘We won’t always agree’: Albanese rejects Chinese premier’s call to shelve disputes
The prime minister will insist that serious disagreements will not disappear simply by being treated as taboos.
- by Matthew Knott and Paul Sakkal
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Yes, pandas are adorable. But they can’t hide national differences
Even at a diplomatic encounter as soft and fluffy as a trip to a panda enclosure, the harsh realities of the China-Australia relationship broke through.
- by Matthew Knott
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Hong Kong
We can’t pander to China. Hong Kong Australians need us to speak up for them
The visit by Chinese Premier Li Quang is an opportunity to make clear Australia’s discomfort with how quickly freedoms are vanishing in Hong Kong.
- by Caoilfhionn Gallagher and Jennifer Robinson
Trump-era Pentagon ran secret anti-vax social media campaign aimed at the Philippines
Hundreds of US-backed social media posts decried the quality of face masks, test kits and China’s Sinovac inoculation, the first vaccine that would become available in the Philippines.
- by Christopher Bing and Joel Schectman
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‘I’ve agonised over this’: Suspected foreign interference victims break silence
Federal police told some of Australia’s most prominent critics of the Chinese Communist Party they were suspected targets of a foreign interference operation.
- by Matthew Knott