University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan discuss the big stories in politics this week.
During his visit to America, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison sought to emphasise Australia’s deep bond with the United States without aggravating China.
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During his week in the United States, the PM tied himself to Trump to a remarkable degree. Though, the Washington days were better than later appearances, which saw Morrison open the China debate.
In his address on foreign policy in Chicago, Morrison said China needed to reflect its new status as a developed country in its trade arrangements and meeting environmental challenges.
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Anthony Albanese has attacked Scott Morrison for sending a message to Beijing while in the United State, opening a partisan rift at a time when Australia-China relations are at a low point.
“You won’t find a more sure and steadfast friend, a better political mate, than Australia,” said Morrison.
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Amid the glamour and glitter and the mutually admiring exchanges between Donald Trump and Morrison, China and Iran were the central policy issues of interest during the PM’s Washington trip.
The Fed’s Jerome Powell keeps his cards close to his chest.
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While the prime minister will no doubt discuss the US-China trade war with US President Donald Trump, the relationship is a friendly one, and that will not change under the current regimes.
Huawei has revealed Harmony OS, its alternative to Android.
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US President Donald Trump stole the show over the weekend with seeming breakthroughs on the China trade war and North Korea. Disaster has been averted, but for how long?
There are multiple scenarios where relations between the US and China end up in a very bad place, and not too many where they turn out well.
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Australia can’t afford to pick sides between the United States and China. That’s a good thing.
Much hangs on the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Osaka.
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