China news especially on world stage
The global nuclear arsenal is not only growing but expanding as efforts to limit it fall by the wayside, says a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The 2026 SIPRI Yearbook notes that the world’s nine […]
A ‘dig-and ship’ approach to mining and lack of domestic manufacturing has left Australia far too exposed to China, a new report warns. The report from independent think-tank Climate Energy Finance (CEF) examines China’s move to dominate key minerals markets
New China import quotas is expected to force Australia to find new markets for 100,000 tonnes of its beef exports. The assessment is part of a quarterly report from agribusiness bankers Rabobank, who noted that China’s new three-year import quotas
Two Chinese nationals arrested for spying on Canberra Buddhists have sparked warnings from federal police and intelligence agencies. ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess said foreign interference remains a major security concern for Australia. “A complex, challenging and changing security environment is
Darwin Port must return to Australian ownership despite Chinese threats, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. He reaffirmed the Commonwealth’s stance when speaking to journalists during a visit to Dili, Timor-Leste, yesterday and in Darwin before his trip. “We’ve made it
Two mobile classrooms for training airborne warning crews that were shipped from South Africa to China have been intercepted by the US. The US Justice Department says the two shipping container-sized classrooms were flight simulators which contained US military technology
Politics is set to dictate agricultural trade, prices, and production, according to agribusiness bankers Rabobank. The banker made the prediction in its recently released outlook for next year which says China-US tensions will treat agricultural exports as “pawns on a
The US passport has fallen out of the top 10 most powerful list for the first time in 20 years as China continues to make new friends. And a second citizenship has become the new American dream for many. The Henley
A US trade team is in Taipei to boost US farm exports even as American farmers reel from China’s decision not to buy their soybeans. The Under-Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Luke Lindberg is leading a delegation of
