Anthony Albanese has confirmed Australia’s worst kept diplomatic secret, officially announcing that China’s premier, Li Qiang, will visit the country this week – and his first stop will be a visit to the Adelaide Zoo. News.com.au has confirmed he will arrive in Adelaide on Saturday evening, and then on SundayContinue Reading
An 11-second video of Anthony Albanese going for a walk in Shanghai has gone viral on Chinese social media — with the country’s leader even remarking on the clip of the “handsome boy”. Will Glasgow, North Asia correspondent with The Australian, happened to spot the Prime Minister with his securityContinue Reading
Australia and China are set to resume annual leaders’ meetings following a successful meeting between the Prime Minister and China’s second-in-command, further thawing frozen relations between the two countries. China’s Premier Li Qiang announced the resumption of regular talks after meeting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday. Mr Albanese previouslyContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has twice refused to say if he “trusts” Chinese President Xi Jingping as the two prepare to meet in Beijing. Mr Albanese is the first Australian prime minister to set foot on Chinese soil in seven years, marking a thawing in relations between the two countries.Continue Reading
China’s economy is tanking. The world expected it to bounce back from the pandemic. Exports were supposed to boom. Investment was supposed to explode. Instead, Beijing’s best-laid plans appear set to implode. Industrial output. Property financing. Infrastructure spends. Foreign investment. A string of economic assessments have all come in wellContinue Reading
Stand-up comic Nigel Ng, better known as Uncle Roger, had his audience in stitches as he mocked China, but Beijing wasn’t laughing. The Malaysian comedian has been banned from China’s social media platform Weibo and his homepage on the video site Bilibili was placed “under suspension”. The harsh reaction —Continue Reading
Everything’s a “win-win” situation – if Australia “rights its wrongs”. That’s why there’s little evidence China’s trade war with Australia is about to end. An “important window” has opened up in the China-Australia economic and trade relationship, a Chinese Ministry of Commerce spokeswoman told a regular press conference in BeijingContinue Reading