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China's women's movement has not only survived an intense crackdown, it's grown | Leta Hong Fincher

The clampdown is ironic given the central importance of gender equality during the communist revolution

March 7, 2019 Source: the Guardian

China blocks some Canada canola shipments, Ottawa expresses concern

China has canceled Canadian agribusiness Richardson International Ltd's registration to ship canola to China, the company said on Tuesday, the latest sign of tensions between Ottawa and Beijing.

March 5, 2019 Source: U.S.

Huawei says it would never hand data to China's government. Experts say it wouldn't have a choice

Huawei would have to give data to the Chinese government if it was asked for it, according to experts, despite the company saying that it would refuse to do so.

March 4, 2019 Source: CNBC

GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks rally as U.S., China inch closer to trade deal

Asian shares started the week on the front foot on signs the United States and China were close to striking a tariff deal to end their protracted trade war while the dollar eased as traders wagered Federal Reserve policy would remain accommodative.

March 4, 2019 Source: U.S.

Chinese-Australian political donor wins defamation case

Australia/NZ News -SYDNEY (AFP) - A Chinese-Australian billionaire businessman on Friday (Feb 22) won a high-profile defamation case against a newspaper that alleged he was co-conspirator in a plot

February 22, 2019 Source: The Straits Times

Chinese-Australian donor wins defamation case against Sydney paper

The decision coincides with mounting tensions between Canberra and Beijing rise over fears of Chinese influence in Australian politics.

February 22, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post

Australia reassures investors over coal ban at Chinese port

February 21, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post

China coal imports: 'no basis' to claims there is a ban, minister says

Simon Birmingham says speculation about diplomatic tension is unhelpful and there is no evidence measures are aimed at Australia

February 21, 2019 Source: the Guardian

China halts South African wool due to foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

Australian woolgrowers are set to benefit from the suspension of wool exports from South Africa to China due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.

February 18, 2019 Source: abcnews

In Tour of Australia, Chinese Admire Clean Air but Bemoan Lack of Hot Drinking Water (Published 2019)

We spent four days with a group of Chinese tourists visiting Australia. The visitors and locals approached each other with confusion, skepticism and sometimes racism.

February 14, 2019 Source: The New York Times

China is ‘principal threat’ to American interests: US commander

Admiral Phil Davidson tells Senate panel Beijing is seeking to ‘bend, break and replace the existing rules-based international order’ and warns China has become the ‘principal threat’ to American interests, people and allies.

February 14, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post

Why experts say Canada should follow Australia’s lead on China in wake of Huawei crisis

Experts say Australia’s “clear-eyed” and “self-confident” stance proves Beijing can work with firm boundaries, but Canada may not need to usher in ant...

February 12, 2019 Source: thestar.com

Chinese billionaire stripped of visa calls Australia 'a giant baby'

A Chinese billionaire and political donor has called Australia a "giant baby," after it revoked his permanent residency amid concerns over China's growing foreign influence.

February 11, 2019 Source: CNN

17 Australian residents believed detained in China’s Uygur crackdown

Advocates for Australia’s 3,000-strong Uygur community call on government in Canberra to secure release of detainees, who may have been taken while visiting relatives in China.

February 10, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post

Huang Xiangmo slams ‘lies’ behind stripping of his Australian residency

He says political donations were at recipients’ request and Chinese bodies he chaired took positions shared by Australian government, after intelligence found he was ‘amenable to conducting foreign interference’.

February 8, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post

'Give back my money': banned billionaire Huang Xiangmo hits out at political parties

Huang says treatment is ‘grotesquely unfair’ and his donations should be returned if they were not appropriate

February 8, 2019 Source: the Guardian

Controversy surrounds detained Australian-Chinese writer's relations with Beijing

The detention of Chinese-born Australian writer Yang Hengjun over suspected espionage sparks division within the overseas Chinese community, with critics questioning his professional history as well as his ties to the Chinese Communist Party.

January 31, 2019 Source: abcnews

China Defaulter Paying Coupons in Ham Is Now Hit by Starved Pigs

The beleaguered Chinese company that made news last year paying its bond investors in ham instead of cash has a new problem: it’s running low on pigs.

January 31, 2019 Source: Bloomberg

Australia urges Beijing to obey international law in South China Sea

Defence minister Christopher Pyne also makes thinly veiled swipe at ‘oligarchy’ Russia over its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine

January 27, 2019 Source: the Guardian

Could Americans be spared as ‘Chinese hostage diplomacy’ snares US allies?

Analysts question whether Chinese government is willing to risk America’s anger by detaining its citizens, but may be using Canada as a proxy.

January 25, 2019 Source: South China Morning Post