Australia’s trade tensions with China “are its own fault”. And the soured relationship serves “as a lesson not only for Australia but also for other Western countries in how to handle their relations with China”. That was the message being broadcast by Communist Party-controlled media outlets the South China MorningContinue Reading

China’s mum and dad investors, small businesses and employees are being cut loose. As Beijing grapples with how to revive the nation’s flatlining economy, they’re being left to carry the bills left by collapsing megacorporations. Property developers Evergande and Country Garden owe suppliers, builders, contractors and employees billions of dollars.Continue Reading

China has banned Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. It’s blocked Google and Bing. Zoom isn’t allowed. Even the ABC is deemed unsuitable for its citizens. But Beijing’s quite comfortable threatening Australia not to “repeat its mistakes” and damage relations by sanctioning TikTok and WeChat. This week, an inquiry into foreign interferenceContinue Reading