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Australia 'gradually losing the Chinese market': Beijing mouthpiece appears to confirm coal ban
Chinese state-owned media outlet The Global Times appears to have confirmed a ban on Australian coal imports. Trade Minister Simon Birmingham calls on Chinese authorities to rule out the report.
CCP database leak reveals infiltration into Western companies
An unprecedented data leak has revealed how alleged Chinese Communist Party members have embedded themselves inside some of the world’s biggest companies, including defence contractors, banks and pharmaceutical giants manufacturing coronavirus vaccines.
China's $200m 'fishery' deal on Australia's doorstep raises eyebrows
A $200 million "fishery" investment in an area not known for an abundance of fish but strategically as close to Australia as you can get, surely raises questions about the real agenda, writes Laura Tingle.
‘Fear of China’ pushing Australia and India towards trade pact
Australia might find the Indian economy – where its dairy, wine and agricultural goods will be a hard sell – is no substitute for the Chinese market.
Australian Uighur man reunited with wife and son who had been under house arrest in China since 2017
Sadam Abudusalam met his three-year-old son for the first time when he landed in Sydney
ChemChina's Syngenta Takeover Is a Failure. Time to Admit It
There’s a way to salvage the $46 billion purchase of agrochemical giant Syngenta.
China’s belt and road plan faces fresh challenge from new Australian laws
Legislation passed by Canberra could derail projects linked to China’s international connectivity scheme.
Australia accuses China of breaching free trade deal by restricting imports
Trade minister Simon Birmingham says ‘targeted nature’ of China’s measures raise concern about its adherence to trade deal and WTO obligations
Nine Entertainment newspapers quit carrying China Watch supplement
The eight-page Communist party newspaper has been distributed in the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age and the Australian Financial Review
Why did China ban a sixth Australian beef exporter?
Chinese customs data shows Australian abattoir Meramist had run into compliance issues over product mislabelling before Beijing banned its exports.
New Australia Law Can Scrap China Belt and Road Accords
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has new powers to veto or scrap agreements that state governments reach with foreign powers under laws that could stymie China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Australia and further inflame tensions between the trading partners.
Economic decoupling from China would be 'act of national self-sabotage', Labor and Liberal MPs agree
Tim Watts and Dave Sharma also say Chinese Australian communities are assets and warn against ‘descent into McCarthyism’
China suspends importation of more Australian beef as trade battle escalates
Beijing suspends yet another Australian exporter, this time a Queensland abattoir, which says it has been given no reason for the move.
Despite tensions, China’s US, Australia trade soars in record month
China’s record-breaking export data in November showed that it is not possible to fully decouple, analysts said, as trade with the United States and Australia surged.
Australia upgrades forecast for agricultural exports despite China tensions
Australia upgraded its forecast for agricultural exports for the 2020/21 season as heavy rains boosted production, even as mounting trade tensions with China have hurt demand for several commodities this year.
China boycott to hit Australian wine harder than expected as fruit and vegetable prices rise
Department of Agriculture lists trade tensions and lack of harvest labour as dark spots in an otherwise recovering industry
Labor says government must explain claim it called for Covid inquiry so it could make an announcement
Penny Wong says foreign minister must respond to allegation push for review of pandemic’s origins was timed for announcement on Insiders
Australia’s act that sparked feud, trade war and Twitter row with China
This week China took a sledgehammer to what was left of its relationship with Australia when a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman posted a tweet that set the world on fire.
China tweet that enraged Australia propelled by 'unusual' accounts, say experts
A Chinese official's tweet of an image of an Australian soldier that sparked a furious reaction from Canberra was amplified across social media by unusual accounts, of which half were likely fake, an Israeli cybersecurity firm and Australian experts said.
Kevin Rudd says Scott Morrison's 'public relations eggbeater' is harming relationship with Beijing
Former Labor PM says Morrison puts ‘premium on domestic political messaging’ while ignoring impact on China relationship
