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Countries like Australia and Japan might be forced to choose between China and the US when it comes to security and economic ties. Jason Lee/Reuters

Trade with China or security with the US? Australia will have to choose

Donald Trump victory in the US presidential election will frustrate China, leading the country to try and assert its economic and political leadership. This means Australia may have to choose.
Wang Qishan (centre), head of China’s anti-corruption watchdog, talks to President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing. Jason lee/Reuters

With its corruption crackdown, China is also stamping out innovation

President Xi Jinping has set himself up with an impossible task: keep the economy humming under state domination, while trying to eradicate corruption.
China’s economy continues to grow, but corruption remains a major issue. Wu Hong/EPA

Corruption looks different in China

Corruption is a political tool is China and it all depends on where you stand, as to who’s to blame. One thing is for sure- Western standards don’t apply.
Thousands protest against the proposed expansion of a chemical factory in Ningbo, Oct. 28, 2012. AP

As incomes rise in China, so does concern about pollution

China has the world’s second-largest economy, powered by cheap labor and cheap fossil fuel. But now Chinese urbanites want greener, healthier lifestyles. Can the government deliver them?
Artist’s rendition of a raid on a Chinese gambling house, 1872. National Library of Australia via Trove

Australia has a history of courting the Chinese gambler

Chinese gamblers in Australia were once prosecuted and had to stand up for their rights, now they are sought after by Australian casino owners.
The ascendency of Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines is just one of the shifts away from liberalism in southeast Asia. Reuters/Lean Daval Jr

Differences on liberalism provide Asia’s latest faultline

Shifts in southeast Asian countries’ political leadership has led to another worrying region-wide shift: away from liberalism.

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