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China is looking at how the Ukraine war could end, and working out just what place Beijing wants in a post-war world.
Xi Jinping speaks at one of the year’s key events, the ‘two sessions’ in Beijing.
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The decision-making process can be difficult to follow.
A Houthi fighter patrols an area during Yemen’s civil war.
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Yemen’s brutal civil war has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. But a recent Beijing-brokered rapprochement between two regional powers could unlock a path to peace.
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Contrary to popular belief, cyber security isn’t a strong point for China and this makes it particularly vulnerable to attack in wartime.
Jordanians being evacuated from Sudan amid fighting between two factions.
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Sudan’s location and natural resources have attracted international partners keen to benefit either geopolitically or economically.
A Uighur woman protests before a group of paramilitary police in western China’s Xinjiang region.
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China’s Xi Xinping had trialled his COVID lockdown measures on what he callously called the ‘virus’ of the Uighurs, writes Stan Grant. COVID lockdowns are now over, but the trace of tyranny remains.
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, talks with Chinese president Xi Jinping from his office in Kyiv.
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A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
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France is one of a growing number of countries urging a negotiated settlement to the war mediated by China.
Space communications satellite in low orbit around the Earth. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.
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China is reportedly developing technology to allow it to take control of other ocuntries’ satellites.
Oil price uncertainty.
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Alongside the global economic outlook, Russian supply and Chinese demand are contributing to ‘a cocktail of uncertainty’ for oil prices.
Running a few bilateral ideas up the flagpole.
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The meeting is just the second US state visit during the Biden administration. It comes as Washington and Seoul face common concerns.
Saudi Arabia has moved closer to China as an ally.
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Saudi Arabia is edging closer to China and away from the US, says an expert.
A Marine amphibious assault vehicle takes part in a 2019 joint U.S.-Philippines exercise.
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The South China Sea is of strategic and economic importance to Beijing and the US, setting up a potential power struggle that could spark conflict.
Federal Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino said a registry of foreign agents would protect Canadians and bolster efforts to address foreign interference.
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Political pressure is mounting on the federal government to launch a registry of foreign agents. But a history of racial discrimination is reason to be cautious.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping after taking part in the closing session at the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Indonesia in November 2022.
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Canada should examine Australia’s diplomacy-focused approach to China as it battles foreign interference.
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The latest vitriolic exchange reflects the long-running policy animosity between the two, particularly Keating’s hostility to Wong over the issue of China
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If social media companies are restricted in how they collect, use and share Australians’ data, we can take significant steps toward protecting everyone from foreign interference.
Both the U.S. and China have plans to establish bases on the Moon in the near future.
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China has invested massively in its space capabilities in recent years and is now a major competitor with the US. But according to a space policy expert, the US still dominates space by most measures.
Models wearing outfits that reflect traditional Chinese culture walk the runway during China’s International Fashion Week in March 2023.
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Contemporary beauty culture in China blends traditional Chinese culture with modern aesthetics and global influences.
Founding father: a statue to Genghis Khan in Tsonjin boldog, Mongolia.
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Mongolia is a landlocked country heavily dependent on Russia and China but fighting to retain its independence and democracy.