SMH: China is trying to revive its economy. We just got a sign it is not going to plan
Iron ore prices have tumbled over the past fortnight amid a glut of Chinese steel that hints at a failure of China’s attempts to stimulate... MORE
SMH: Oceans of influence key to China’s long Pacific game
Australia’s new Foreign Affairs Minister, Penny Wong, made Australia’s pitch to the leaders of the Pacific Islands nations last week.
SMH: Alarm over China-Solomon Islands deal brushes over limits of our ‘influence’ in Pacific
Labor foreign affairs spokeswoman Penny Wong has described Australia’s inability to dissuade the Solomon Islands from signing a security agreement with China as the “worst... MORE
SMH: Improve transparency around universities’ Confucius Institutes: Report
Australian universities that host Confucius Institutes should publicly disclose how they are funded and retain control over what students are taught, but a parliamentary review... MORE
SMH: ‘About time’: EU sues China over economic coercion of Lithuania
The European Union is suing China in the World Trade Organization over what it says is Beijing’s economic coercion against member state Lithuania.
SMH: Europe wants Australia’s help in developing rival to China’s Belt and Road
Rightly or wrongly, Australia’s decision to cancel the French contract and build nuclear submarines with the United States and Britain sent a signal that it... MORE
SMH: There’s gold in the Solomon Islands, but not for the people who live there
The Solomon Islands are so named because they were thought to contain the fabled treasures of King Solomon.
The Sydney Morning Herald: Spending on PCR tests in China soared months before first COVID-19 cases revealed: report
The Australian cyber security outfit Internet 2.0 compiled data showing that the sale of PRC tests for COVID-19 soared in Hubei Province months before official... MORE
Sydney Herald: “Devastating blow”: Trade Minister lashes out at China’s wine tariff hit
China's trade dispute with Australia has entered perilous new territory after Beijing slapped tariffs of up to 200 per cent on Australian wine and the... MORE
Sydney Herald – ‘If you make China the enemy, China will be the enemy’: Beijing’s fresh threat to Australia
The Chinese embassy in Canberra leaked a list of its demands to the Australian government that it says must be met for relations to a... MORE
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Huawei "sales and profits stabilize after more than 3 years of US sanctions"- Asia Times
https://asiatimes.com/2022/11/huaweis-industrial-5g-takes-off/
Globally, China's campaign to influence global media is intensifying https://www.voanews.com/a/china-s-global-media-influence-campaign-growing-says-freedom-house-/6736696.html
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