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Now in their 70s and 80s, the team recalls being labelled as communists in Australia after their trip. But what mattered most to them was friendship.
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Wednesday’s September-quarter figures, showing inflation is still uncomfortably high, set off speculation about whether the Reserve Bank will increase interest rates again
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The forum made it clear that Russia is increasingly becoming a client state for China.
People shout slogans during a protest in Jakarta against plans to evict 7,500 residents from Rempang island to make way for a Chinese-owned glass factory as part of an ‘Ecocity’ development.
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The international quest for green energy is reliant on ‘sacrificial zones’ in developing countries.
A newly commissioned air-conditioned first class coach in Ebute-Meta, Lagos, Nigeria.
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More efforts are needed to restore railways in Nigeria. It was a mainstay of the country’s economy in years gone by.
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Could the vote affect the way the world views Australia and potentially have an impact on Australia’s international relations?
Presidents Xi and Putin met in Moscow in March 2023, and are due to meet again in Beijing.
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Vladimir Putin’s expected meeting with President Xi in Beijing is likely to cement China’s position as the most power partner.
Luanda, the capital of Angola.
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African economic growth is central to what happens in this century to both global poverty and global inequality.
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A new ocean treaty could redirect the unsustainable fishing practices that were happening on the high seas to coastal African nations.
A soldier holds Taiwan’s national flag during military drills.
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There are treaties and agreements and organizations, but, ultimately, other countries get to define who else is or isn’t a country.
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Youth unemployment is a complex issue but even more so in China as a result of government policy and society’s expectations.
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The Biden Administration’s signature climate legislation is unleashing a wave of clean energy investment, along with some opportunities and risks for countries like Australia.
In China, single women as young as 27 are considered ‘leftover.’
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Their desire to pursue marriage abroad not only reveals their longing for a better life but also reveals the pervasive gender, age and class inequalities that continue to plague modern-day China.
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A ‘no’ result in the vote could compromise Australia’s moral authority when it seeks to advocate or pressure other states on human rights issues.
China’s leader Xi Jinping at the 2023 Brics meeting.
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Understanding China’s history could help western observers see its foreign policy more clearly.
The intersection of politics and social media is fertile ground for AI-powered disinformation.
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ChatGPT and its ilk give propagandists and intelligence agents a powerful new tool for interfering in politics. The clock is ticking on learning to spot this disinformation before the 2024 election.
China provides billions of dollars in loans and direct investments to African nations each year.
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Politicians and scholars debate whether China’s economic investments in Africa benefit or exploit local populations. But what does the public think?
Pirates leave a Ukrainian merchant vessel for Somalia’s shore in 2008.
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The success of the Somali case illustrates what a high degree of shared interests among international actors can achieve.
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The revised law is targeting not only Westerners working in China, but also Chinese nationals who work for foreign companies or organisations or interact with foreigners in any way.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Joe Biden walk to the Oval Office on Sept. 21, 2023.
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Post-9/11 international cooperation on weapons proliferation is giving way to a fractured regime dominated by ideology.