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Canada asks Australia for help as it faces backlash over China meddling
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under fire over revelations Chinese diplomats and proxies allegedly tried to sway Canada’s last two federal elections.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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‘We made a mistake with Russia’: EU chief in Asia trade mission
In her first visit to the Philippines, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged to restart negotiations on a trade deal as China’s actions in the South China Sea rattle the region.
- by Latika Bourke
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Courts
Bondi man allegedly ensnared by ‘tentacles’ of Chinese spies, court told
Alex Csergo told police he was “terrified” and “paranoid” about what would happen if he did not co-operate.
- by Perry Duffin
With Russia and China off limits, I went to the country sandwiched between them
Mongolia has managed to carve out a proud democratic identity over just three decades, despite its precarious position between two great authoritarian powers.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Australia, NZ raise concerns over China-Solomon Islands policing deal
Prime Ministers Anthony Albanese and Chris Hipkins issued their strongest joint statement to date on Beijing’s growing regional power.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
China’s foreign minister sacked after disappearing for a month
The decision puts an end to weeks of speculation over Qin Gang’s future after rumours of a high-profile affair and a power struggle within the Communist Party.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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‘I think he is gone’: The strange disappearance of China’s foreign minister Qin Gang
The fate of the missing 57-year-old Chinese Foreign Minister could be decided this week.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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EU
‘We need each other’: Chief EU diplomat confident of trade deal with Australia
Stefano Sannino says the EU and Australia are becoming even closer and Taiwan is Europe’s business.
- by Latika Bourke
How a tweet about the Voice became part of a Chinese influence campaign
The tweet from the son of a former Liberal premier seemed innocuous enough at first.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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For Australia, China’s olive branch has proved trickier than the freezer
Relations between Beijing and Canberra are thawing, but there is open debate within the Australian government over whether it would be a good idea for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to visit China this year, or delay the trip until 2024.
- by Anthony Galloway
‘I might die or be murdered’: The province fearing it will be wiped out by Beijing
Inner Mongolians fear their home is the next Xinjiang, the Chinese province that has seen minorities facing re-education camps and round-the-clock surveillance.
- by Eryk Bagshaw