China and Australia
Police brief Taiwan authorities on alleged election bribery plot
The Chinese government is seeking to unify Taiwan with the mainland despite overwhelming opposition to reunification among Taiwanese citizens, and Chinese influence in Taiwan has become a key political issue.
Senator Jacqui Lambie declares ‘we’re sitting ducks’, calling on Australia to pull back economic...
Senator Lambie said governments on both sides of politics allowed Australia to become too economically dependent on China.
Chinese dairy company buys Lion Dairy and Drinks portfolio for $600m
The Chinese dairy company Mengniu which earlier agreed to pay $1.5 billion to purchase organic baby formula maker Bellamy’s Australia has gone a step further in taking over the Lion Dairy and Drinks portfolio.
China’s overreach is testing Australia in four key ways
The people of Hong Kong are waging a desperate, last-gasp effort to keep their liberties. Australia should heed their lesson and stand up now.
Claim of Chinese spy plot in Australia ‘deeply disturbing’, Scott Morrison says
Prime minister Scott Morrison says Australia is “not naive” to the threat of foreign interference amid explosive claims that the Chinese communist party wanted to infiltrate Australia’s parliament.
Government investigating ‘disturbing’ reports of Beijing espionage activities after spy details activities
Government agencies are examining claims of espionage amid reports a Chinese spy has sought political asylum in Australia after revealing details of Beijing's spy activities.
China is seeking to ‘take over’ Australia’s political system, former Asio chief claims
The retired Asio chief Duncan Lewis has reportedly warned that the Chinese government is seeking to use “insidious” foreign interference operations to “take over” Australia’s political system.
Power and Paranoia: Why the Chinese government aggressively pushes beyond its borders
Many of the richest Chinese, who can command every luxury and privilege at home, nonetheless prefer to live in Australia. We are the number one choice for rich Chinese looking to migrate, ahead of the US, Canada and Switzerland. This is a more telling indicator than any amount of nationalist chest-puffing and official propaganda.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne takes aim at China’s treatment of Uyghurs amid row over...
Australia and China established a human rights dialogue between high-ranking officials in 1997 and held 15 meetings, the last of which was in 2014.
‘I will not repent’: Andrew Hastie refuses to back down on China
Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has refused to apologise for criticising China after being told he would need to “repent” to visit the country.
China blocks Liberal MPs Andrew Hastie and James Paterson from Beijing study trip
West Australian MP Andrew Hastie and Victorian Senator James Paterson were due to take part in a study tour to Beijing next month.
Bellamy’s baby formula’s $1.5b Chinese takeover bid approved by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg
Bellamy's is the fourth-largest baby formula producer in Australia. The Treasurer has approved the sale with conditions, including investment in Australian facilities
Australia’s states are growing closer to China as the federal relationship remains strained
It is a warm spring night and Government House in Perth is illuminated with a red, China themed glow.
Scott Morrison meets Chinese Premier as Australia hopes to emerge from diplomatic freezer
Prime Minister Morrison arrived in Bangkok ahead of the East Asia Summit. China denied there has been a "historical feud" between Canberra and Beijing
Scott Morrison doubles down over China’s treatment of Uighurs
Scott Morrison has once again condemned China’s mass detention and surveillance of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang, after copping backlash from Beijing.
Marise Payne says China must be held to account for human rights abuses
Foreign affairs minister says it’s in Australia’s interest to speak out against abuses of power, such as the treatment of Uighur in Xinjiang
China to extend restrictions on Australian coal, say analysts
China's restrictions on Australian coal are expected to remain in place into next year as Beijing seeks to moderate a spike in foreign imports of the commodity to protect domestic supply.
Daniel Andrews signs new infrastructure, trade agreement with China
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has signed a new agreement to work with China as part of its controversial belt and road initiative.
Fears Australian toddler caught up in Beijing’s ‘hostage diplomacy’
But Ms Wumaier has been repeatedly taken in for questioning by Chinese police and is being closely monitored.
Chinese businessman blames Australia tax probe on politics
Huang Xiangmo, linked in the past to a row about the promotion of Chinese interests in Australia, had a citizenship application rejected and lost his rights to residency in February.
Morrison says China knows ‘where Australia is coming from’, after meeting Chinese vice-president
Scott Morrison seized the opportunity of his Jakarta weekend visit for Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s inauguration to obtain a meeting with Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan.
Are Australian universities putting our national security at risk by working with China?
Leading Australian universities have research collaborations with Chinese companies that have been blacklisted by the US.
China has built ‘massive global data-collection ecosystem’ to boost its interests
Chinese use state-owned enterprises, local tech companies and foreign partnerships, ASPI report says
‘Disturbingly lightweight’: Penny Wong targets Morrison over China and ‘negative globalism’
Canavan noted the government had expressed concerns about the arrest and treatment of Australian citizens in China, their lack of access to legal representation, and treatment of Uighurs in China.
Peter Dutton: China accuses home affairs minister of ‘shocking’ and ‘malicious’ slur
The home affairs minister, Peter Dutton, has launched a wide-ranging attack on the Chinese Communist party, accusing it of engineering a series of cyber-attacks on...
Peter Dutton vows to ‘call out’ China over foreign interference and cyber hacks
Immigration Minister David Coleman and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg agreed that in many cases China's values were inconsistent with Australia's.
Hong Kong’s use of emergency law sparks warning from Payne
Foreign Minister Marise Payne has warned Hong Kong's government it "risks inflaming a delicate and sensitive situation" by using emergency laws for the first time in 50 years as thousands of protesters defy orders and return to the streets.
‘Delicate moment’: was Scott Morrison’s Lowy speech a pivot towards Trumpism?
‘Delicate moment’: was Scott Morrison’s Lowy speech a pivot towards Trumpism?
The PM has taken a barely veiled swipe at the United Nations and the international institutions Australia previously championed
‘It’s a police station honouring a police state’: Outrage as Melbourne cop shop raises...
A Victorian police station has been slammed for “honouring a police state” by flying the flag of the Chinese Communist regime.
Australia concluded China was behind hack on parliament, political parties – sources
Australia has in recent years intensified efforts to address China’s growing influence in Australia, policies that have seen trade with China suffer.
Labor targets PM over Gladys Liu’s alleged links to Chinese Communist party
Labor has targeted Scott Morrison over the credentials of Chinese-born MP Gladys Liu, asking what steps he had taken to ensure she was a “fit...
China test looms for Australia over Hong Kong free trade agreement
Millions of Hong Kongers believe those goals are worth fighting for. A test will come soon enough when Australian politicians must decide whether to help.
Hong Kong protesters in Australia to meet with students after university clashes
High-profile student protesters from Hong Kong have arrived in Australia for meetings in Melbourne and Canberra, as demonstrations across the Asian city continue into their third month.
NSW Government scraps Chinese Government-sponsored program over foreign influence fears
NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell said she supported the department's decision to end the Confucius Institute program.
Scott Morrison takes veiled swipe at China during visit to Vietnam
Scott Morrison never mentioned China by name, but one word in his speech last night revealed what he really thinks about the superpower.
China’s ambition knows no bounds and we’re finding out the hard way
Scott Morrison is clear-eyed about the challenge and opportunities for Australia in China's astonishing rise — in mineral resources, its education, investment and research cooperation.
MPs voice concerns about Chinese government influence at Aussie universities
Four MPs have voiced concerns about the influence the Chinese government has at Aussie unis, following a tense clash between protesters on Friday.
We need to talk about China: why Hastie was right to sound the alarm
Finding a way to get the China relationship right and not being afraid to talk about the risks in the relationship as well as...
China’s global ambition ‘like the rise of Nazi Germany’, government MP says
The head of parliament’s powerful intelligence committee has made explosive comments about China’s growing power and ambition.
Government rejects federal MP’s call to buy back Darwin port from Chinese leaseholder
The deputy chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade has called for Australia to buy back control of Darwin's port.
Mike Pompeo urges Australia to stand up for itself over trade with China
Mike Pompeo urges Australia to stand up for itself over trade with China
US secretary of state dismisses warning by top security analyst, arguing ‘you can sell your soul for a pile of soy beans or you can protect your people’
Australia ramps up pressure on China with backing of US and Japan
The progress of repairing China-Australia ties, strained over Canberra’s concerns about Chinese influence in its domestic affairs, has been “unsatisfactory”, said China’s top diplomat Wang Yi after meeting his Australian counterpart.
Has Australia’s economy relied too much on China market?
China is Australia’s largest trading partner and a paper released this week highlighted the scary scenario that we could face if its economy nosedived.
This woman was jailed in China because she worked for Crown casino
Multiple sources have also confirmed that prior to the arrests, Crown told its Chinese staff to falsely claim to Chinese authorities they were not working for Crown in China but were working in other locations.
Brothel owner and alleged money launderer is Crown casino’s business partner
Crown Resorts paid a brothel owner and alleged money launderer to lure high rollers to its Australian casinos and then provided them with money...
Australia warns diplomats after China praises ‘patriotic’ clashes with pro-Hong Kong protesters
Marise Payne says Australia would be concerned if diplomatic representatives undermined free speech
Universities must accept China’s directives on Confucius Institutes, contracts reveal
Australian universities hosting Chinese government-funded education centres have signed agreements explicitly stating they must comply with Beijing's decision-making authority over teaching at the facilities.
‘I was shocked’: UQ protest against Chinese government turns violent
A peaceful protest at the University of Queensland against the Chinese government's treatment of Uyghur Muslims and Hong Kong citizens turned violent at the St Lucia campus.
Morrison toughens stance on China, US over ‘collateral damage’ on trade
While the speech does not set out specific changes to the WTO or other trade rules, it accepts that change is needed to deal with the rising trade tensions.
Australia has a China problem and we can’t leave it to faceless spooks
China policy is much too important to be left to a non-accountable security establishment.
China claims pro-Hong Kong protests in Australia nothing more than staged ’show’
A cranky China has taken aim at Australia, as experts sound an alarming warning that Aussies are not immune from its Hong Kong crackdown.
Australia the canary in China’s coalmine: Bannon
Former Trump chief strategist Steve Bannon says Australia delivered a historically important wake-up call to the US when it blew the whistle on the extent...
Clive Hamilton launches Chinese-language version of Silent Invasion ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Author Clive Hamilton has launched a Chinese-language edition of his controversial book Silent Invasion to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Three Chinese warships arrive in Sydney Harbour for four-day stopover
The arrival of three Chinese warships in Sydney harbour was not a surprise, Scott Morrison has said, despite the fact that the government did not announce the visit in advance.
The remarkable photo with Xi Jinping that helped Blackmores crack China
"That was an interesting moment in time," she said. "My honest view was you have to persevere and stay there and keep investing in the challenging times as well as the good times."
Lynas spends $500m on production of rare earths in WA plant
Lynas said it would develop the heavy metals separation facility in the United States with Texas-based Blue Line Corp.
Shorten fell for elites, says Trump strategist Steve Bannon
Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon explains how Labor 'snatched defeat from the jaws of victory' – and Shorten's one fatal blunder
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his attitude towards communist China
The election of Scott Morrison as the 30th Prime Minister of Australia on Friday is unlikely to lead to a major shift in Canberra’s vitally important, yet often tense relationship with China
Chinese state media says shock federal election victory will impact China-Australia relations
A Global Times editorial described the shock election result as "far from optimistic" for foreign relations
‘Massive rort’: Liberals accused of misleading Chinese voters by imitating AEC signage
Labor has lodged a complaint with the Australian Electoral Commission over Liberal signage targeting Chinese voters that appears to imitate official AEC communications.
China could be influencing the Australian election via WeChat and local Chinese-language media
While many among the new wave of Chinese immigrants to Australia used WeChat, Chew added most Chinese Australian voters probably had a broader selection of information sources.
Australia and the U.S. Are Old Allies. China’s Rise Changes the Equation.
Leaders of the Australian Labor Party, aiming to take power for the first time since 2013, are less friendly to the Trump administration; they embrace economic ties to China while appearing reluctant to be pulled too close in either direction.
China ridicules Scott Morrison and Coalition government on WeChat
Scott Morrison and the Coalition have been targeted by propaganda social media accounts affiliated with the Chinese Government.
Attributing the hack on Australia’s parliament will give clarity to the China relationship
National security agencies are both cautious and forensic in their work on the attribution of cyber intrusions. This is about technical and operational integrity, as well as about ensuring they get the advice to Australia’s political leaders right.
Bill Shorten disagrees with Paul Keating’s comments on China at Labor’s election campaign launch
Bill Shorten says he does not share former Labor prime minister Paul Keating's views that Australia's spy chiefs are "nutters" who should be sacked to help improve relations with China.
Australian values, Australia’s interests – Foreign policy under a Shorten Labor government
On Wednesday 1 May, Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Senator Penny Wong gave a speech titled ‘Australian values, Australia’s interests - Foreign policy under...
Chinese investment in Australia drops to a decade low
Chinese investors also remain pessimistic about the investment environment in Australia, where they said it was becoming harder to raise capital, particularly in the property sector.
China pressured Sydney council into banning media company critical of Communist Party
A joint investigation by Four Corners, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald obtained documents showing how Chinese consular officials issued at least eight warnings over 12 months to the Georges River Council over its dealings with Vision China Times, a Chinese-language media organisation.
Revealed: five Australian children trapped in China amid Uighur crackdown
Parents of the children and advocates for the families have criticised the Australian government for perceived inaction in seeking to bring the children to Australia, saying they have “grave fears” for them.
Chinese authorities accused of intimidating Uyghurs in Australia
Chinese authorities have been accused of harassing and intimidating the Uyghur migrant community in Australia, amid a looming threat that family members could be detained.
10 Days After Christchurch Shootings, Jacinda Ardern Announces a Trip to China
Muslims in New Zealand and overseas were “quite rightly asking questions about how this terror attack was able to happen here,” Ms. Ardern said.
Chinese iron ore imports predicted to plummet as property pumping wound back
Mr Murray said the reduction in the volume of Chinese imports would also cause a very substantial drop in the price and hit Australia hard.
Australian coal prices cop a ‘belting’ as Chinese import restrictions spread
Australian thermal coal exports to China are under increasing pressure, with indications import restrictions are spreading to other key ports.
Can the Darwin Port’s 99-year lease to China be reversed? And what role, if...
Ninety-six years is a long time by any standard. Darwin was a different place back in 1923, a young city almost 20 years away...
New Zealand’s Government divided ahead of pivotal report on Chinese political interference
As China flexes its muscles throughout the Pacific, New Zealand is now finding itself in a troublesome position as the nation awaits a major...
Andrew Robb blames former Coalition leaders for ‘toxic’ relationship with China
Former trade minister Andrew Robb has slammed his ex-colleagues Malcolm Turnbull and Barnaby Joyce, as well as Australia's security agencies, over what he sees...
China heads for a trade recession as exports crash 20pc, and that’s bad news...
China's export effort appears to have finally cracked under sustained pressure from US tariffs and a slowdown in global trade
Key points:
China's trade surplus...
Chinese Buyers Helped Boost Australian Home Prices. Now They’re Leaving
As real-estate agent Adam Wong works through Australia’s worst property downturn in decades, he’s also found himself at the mercy of China’s slowing economy.
In...
Bitter pill for Blackmores boss as China turns sour
Last week vitamin company Blackmores lost 24 per cent of its sharemarket value in one day. On Tuesday it lost its chief executive Richard Henfrey and its ability to tell investors why he had gone.
China explains why Aussie coal shipments have been restricted
After reports that Australian coal had been blocked at a key port in north-eastern China, officials have defended the action.
A Chinese official said yesterday...
Chinese tourists won’t be weapons for much longer
A senior official at China CYTS Tours Holding Co. Ltd., a powerful state-owned Chinese tour operator, summarized the decision-making process: "How warmly a country treats tourists could also affect Chinese citizens' choices of travel destinations."
China port bans Australian coal imports
Australia is scrambling to verify reports a major Chinese port has banned imports of its coal, amid fears it could be a retaliation by the Asian giant over the federal government's stance on telecoms group Huawei.
New Zealand former PM denies writing glowing pro-China piece for Beijing paper
The former New Zealand prime minister Dame Jenny Shipley has denied writing a controversial opinion piece for a Chinese state-run newspaper headlined: “We need to learn...
China restricts Australian coal imports at its ports in a bid to boost domestic...
Dozens of vessels carrying Australian coal continue to be in limbo off the coast of China as restrictions on imports are introduced at key...
ASIO denies discrimination after stripping Chinese billionaire Huang Xiangmo’s permanent residency
The head of Australia's domestic spy agency has rejected allegations that it is targeting the Chinese community in the wake of the Huang Xiangmo...
Chinese spies suspected in cyber attack on major parties
Suspicion is falling on Chinese spies for targeting the computer systems of Australia's three major political parties, with intelligence officials acknowledging the skilled cyber...
Project Dragon and China’s attempts to reclaim money from inside Australia
China has recruited the services of former police detectives in Australia and other Western countries to help it recover millions of dollars in alleged "hot money" taken out of the country.
ASX delisted six Chinese companies in 2018, prompting experts to urge investor caution
A record six Chinese companies were delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) last year, with controversial health firm Traditional Therapy Clinics the latest...
China abruptly postpones massive tourism partnership launch with NZ as tensions rise
New Zealand has been left red-faced after China failed to take part in the country’s much touted tourism partnership between the two nations.
Air New Zealand flight to China forced to turn back for not having permission...
A passenger plane flying from Auckland to Shanghai was forced to turn back after about five hours in the air because it did not...
Suspicion falls on China after cyber attack on Australian Parliament — and it’s not...
It took less than an hour after the first report of a cyber attack on the Australian Parliament for suspicion to fall on China.
Australia's...
Australia denies citizenship to Chinese political donor Huang Xiangmo and strips his permanent residency
Australia has stripped Chinese billionaire political donor Huang Xiangmo of permanent residency and killed off his citizenship application.
Key points:
Huang Xiangmo and his companies...
Fudged growth numbers take the shine off China’s ‘miracle’
One of the greatest failings of China watchers and commentators is a tendency to see and assess China through Western eyes, treating it as...
Australia ‘helping’ China develop its rival system to American GPS
Australia is playing a role in helping China develop its rival global positioning system that will be used for guiding missiles and other military...
China, not the house price downturn, the major risk to Australia’s economy, says Deloitte
An economic forecaster says China, not the local housing market downturn, could be the major swing factor for Australia's economy in the year ahead.
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Warning WeChat could spread Chinese propaganda during federal election
Security experts warn Beijing could spread propaganda in the lead-up to the federal election through popular social messaging service WeChat, which is facing less...
Australian diplomats visit detained blogger after accusations of crossing ‘China’s legal red line’
Australian diplomats have visited the detained Australian blogger Yang Hengjun, who is being held in residential detention in Beijing under investigation for involvement with...
Saving Yang Hengjun: we must not tolerate China’s hostage diplomacy
It’s hard to overstate how much is at stake in the Australian government’s handling of the arrest of writer, commentator and Australian citizen Yang...
China confirms it has detained missing Chinese-Australian writer, DFAT says
A Chinese-Australian writer who went missing after arriving at Guangzhou airport last week has been detained by Chinese authorities, according to the Australian embassy...
Detention of an Australian in China is Canberra’s worst nightmare
At around 4.30pm on Tuesday, officials at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra were alerted to concerns that Australian-Chinese writer Yang...
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