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New PNG government goes for gold
Author: Ronald May, ANU 2022 was an election year in Papua New Guinea (PNG), so electoral politics dominated much of the first half of the year.
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Southeast Asia stands firm in the South China Sea
Author: Gregory B Poling, CSIS The situation in the South China Sea is far from stable. Chinese vessels engaged in dangerous and escalatory
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Climate crisis: What can Hong Kong do to adapt to extreme weather events amid global heating?
By Carly Leung With millions already suffering the economic, social, and ecological effects of climate change, countries and cities worldwide must
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Beijing’s BRI influence over the UN Human Rights Council
Author: Anna Hayes, JCU As a United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) member state, China has a responsibility to promote and protect human rights
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China’s economy grows at slowest pace in decades but beats forecasts
By Sébastien Ricci China’s economy grew last year at its slowest pace in four decades as it was hammered by Covid lockdowns and a property crisis
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China’s 2022 economic growth expected to be its lowest in 40 years
By Sébastien Ricci with Luna Lin China’s economic growth for 2022 is expected to have been among its weakest in four decades after the twin
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Why we need a Ukrainian victory, not peace negotiations
Only membership of both the EU and NATO can protect Ukraine and the collective West. The only thing Putin fears is power. For imperialist Russia (in
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UK says ‘no doubt’ China failing to comply with Handover deal, as Hong Kong slams ‘interference’
The Hong Kong government has said it “vehemently refutes the slandering remarks and ill-intentioned political attacks” of a UK government report
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Tokyo slams Beijing’s visa halt for Japanese citizens, defends Covid travel curbs for Chinese travellers
Tokyo on Wednesday criticised China’s move to stop issuing visas to Japanese citizens, saying it had protested the measure and demanded that
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China suspends short-term visas for South Koreans over Covid travel curbs
China has suspended the issuing of short-term visas to South Koreans in response to Seoul’s imposition of travel restrictions on Chinese
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China invokes Germany’s ‘painful’ past, slams Berlin delegation’s visit to Taiwan
China Monday invoked Germany’s “painful” history in slamming a Taiwan visit by a high-ranking parliamentary delegation from Berlin, in an
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Beijing hits back at WHO criticism over China understating true impact of Covid outbreak
By Jing Xuan Teng China on Thursday insisted it had been transparent with the international community about its Covid data, as it hit back against
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Beijing hits back at WHO criticism over Covid data understating true impact of China outbreak
By Jing Xuan Teng China on Thursday insisted it had been transparent with the international community about its Covid data, as it hit back against
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Fixing the deadlock on North Korean denuclearisation
Author: Chung-in Moon On 19 September 2018, after signing the Pyongyang Declaration with then South Korean president Moon Jae-in, North Korean leader
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr vows to ‘strengthen’ China ties on Beijing trip
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said Wednesday he hoped to strengthen ties with Beijing on his first state visit to China since taking