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How far would you go to limit your carbon footprint?
China critic Yang Hengjun in July 2018.
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There are growing calls for the Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun to be freed after six months of detention and interrogation in China.
PNG’s foreign policy to be “friends to all and enemies to none”.
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From a naval base development to asylum seekers on Manus Island, there were many things the two leaders had to discuss.
Uyghur people protest outside the UN headquarters in Genevea in November 2018.
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A group of 37 countries, including North Korea, Russia and Saudia Arabia, signed a letter in support of China’s human rights record.
Charges against Yang appear to relate to his work as a writer and blogger in which he has been sharply critical of the Chinese regime.
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Yang’s detainment is set to further complicate Australia’s relationship with China.
Two universities are conducting internal reviews of research collaborations linked to the suppression and surveillance of the Uyghur minority in western China.
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China’s aggressive program of acquiring technology from abroad should be a cause of concern for Australian universities. Yet, our system of vetting research collaborations is clearly broken.
It’s true, research says.
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While the US is a nation of immigrants, China is not. That’s a huge competitive advantage when doing business in emerging markets.
Before taking on tech giants, shatter a few misconceptions.
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Advocates and opponents of breaking up Facebook, Google and other technology giants are falling prey to some serious misconceptions.
Episode 3 of the To the moon and beyond podcast takes a look at who some of the key players are in the 21st century space race and what they are competing for.
When protesters took to the streets in Hong Kong, China’s state media had several tactics for how to describe it: some outlets ignored it, while others railed against ‘extremists’.
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Pro-Beijing media used different messages to target specific audiences inside and outside China during the Hong Kong protests, but each had the same goal – putting the right spin on the news.
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Salt consumption in China is among the highest in the world.
Media tour Hong Kong’s Legislative Council building after protesters broke in on July 1.
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Chinese media sees the protests very differently to Western media.
Dalian is an emerging city and tourist destination in China, but its urban spaces could be improved in many ways.
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Australia has well established urban design guidelines, whereas many Chinese cities don’t have any – and it shows. But Australia can also learn from China.
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While some argue that Western LGBT+ ideals have no place in Asia, a new ruling in Hong Kong shows that these values have no bearing on the law.
When it comes to a terminal diagnosis, how can families talk about the unthinkable?
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While 92% of adults feel that talking with their loved ones about end-of-life care is important, only 32% have actually done so.
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How does China go about winning back the hearts and minds of the world? Its obsession with control and misplaced soft power efforts are clearly not doing it any favours.
Filling up the electric way.
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China wages ‘war on air pollution’, but turning away from fossil fuels towards natural gas has its challenges.
Protesters in Hong march to West Kowloon railway station on July 7.
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Why the UK should follow the US lead in plans to issue an annual certificate of Hong Kong’s autonomy.
Hong Kong mothers show their support for the city’s young pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong on July 5, 2019.
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Protests in Hong Kong over a proposed extradition law are the largest in the territory’s history. But not all of the people out in the street share the same tactics or goals.
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Pressure from US tariffs on Chinese goods is forcing China to restructure its economy, become more innovative and it is boosting domestic morale.