One major Chinese football club has already collapsed. With Evergrande’s current financial crisis, the country’s most successful – and biggest-spending – club could be next.
Christian Downie, Australian National University e Llewelyn Hughes, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Japan, South Korea and China are all moving away from overseas coal financing. For Australia, the writing is on the wall – the clean energy transition is inevitable.
On Weibo, a Twitter-like social media website in China, feminists created hashtags such as “#她能” (#SheCan), “#看见女性劳动者” (#SeeingWomenWorkers) with the aim of helping women feel empowered.
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Feminists across China came together on Weibo to fight back against under- and misrepresentation of them during the early days of COVID-19.
Taiwanese president, Tsai Ing-wen, says her country will boost its defensive capabilities to address the pressure from mainland China.
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Gilles Guiheux, Université Paris Cité; Guo Ye, Université Paris Cité; Ke Huang, Université Paris Cité; Li Jun, Université Paris Cité; Manon Laurent, Université Paris Cité e Renyou Hou, Université Paris Nanterre – Université Paris Lumières
In China, as elsewhere, the pandemic has turned the world of work upside down.
The removal of distinctive ‘Arabian-style’ features at the entrance to one of China’s biggest mosques is the latest move in a campaign of forcible assimilation of China’s Muslim minorities.
China’s Belt and Road initiative offers advantages and drawbacks for renewable energy development worldwide.
Michael Kovrig flashes a V for victory sign alongside his wife and sister at Pearson International Airport after his return to Canada.
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Did the U.S. cave to China’s exercise in hostage diplomacy when it signed a plea deal with a Huawei executive that resulted in freedom for the two Michaels? Or was it China that miscalculated badly?
The region is already arming at the fastest rate in the world, but China and other nations can be expected to respond to AUKUS by further expanding their militaries.
Michael Kovrig embraces his wife Vina Nadjibulla after arriving at Pearson International Airport.
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The swiftness of the Chinese action to free the two Michaels signalled an important message to the world from the governing Chinese Communist Party: Don’t mess with us.
The Quad wants to show that liberal democracies can deliver solutions to the greatest challenges of our time — a way of countering China’s ambitions in the region.