In Chinese, the phrase “rice bunny” is pronounced as “mi tu” and has become a nickname for the #MeToo campaign.
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After the hashtag #MeTooInChina was blocked by Chinese authorities in mid-January, social media users made creative use of nicknames and emojis to evade censorship and highlight harassment.
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Saudi Arabia is the most recent country to grant women the vote. Pakistan has some serious work to do. And Vatican City really needs to get with the programme.
Don’t expect any trade deals soon.
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The UK’s best prospects for a favourable trade agreement with China are to be found by remaining within the EU.
The cast of The New Legends of Monkey.
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ABC’s The New Legends of Monkey puts a fresh spin on the ‘80s cult classic Monkey’ continuing a long tradition of culture crossing.
The Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast will set the scene for a year of challenges for this grouping of nations.
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We are so accustomed to hearing about American exceptionalism that British exceptionalism is rarely discussed.
China is increasingly viewed by the United States as a full-spectrum adversary.
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The contestation of Asia will continue this year, with many countries facing internal and external battles.
Artists impression of the purification tower.
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China has built a skyscraper-sized purification tower. But it will only clean perhaps 0.01% of the air in the ‘atmospheric box’ sat over a city.
People take pictures of a burning ship as the government destroyed foreign boats that had been caught illegally fishing in Indonesia waters, at Morela village in Ambon island, April 2017.
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Narratives of nationalism has risen following news about illegal fishing by countries including China in South China Sea. Will nationalistic pride affect regional stability?
US President Donald Trump in 2017 and George W. Bush in 2008.
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On March 1, Donald Trump imposed a series of steel and aluminum tariffs. To understand their potential impact, it’s instructive to look at what happened after George W. Bush enacted similar measures in 2002.
U.S. Navy ships operate in formation in the South China Sea.
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China’s actions in the South China Sea are getting scant attention at Davos. But if the Chinese set a precedent for other rogue nations, there will be a profound impact on global free trade.
China has introduced the Social Credit System in 12 demonstration cities.
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Millions of Chinese citizens have been blacklisted by Chinese authorities from booking flights or high-speed train tickets due to low social credit scores.
Sights like this Brooklyn rooftop covered with solar panels with a view of the Manhattan skyline have become more commonplace amid a U.S. renewable energy industry boom.
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Slapping duties on imported panels is unwise.
The Turnbull government appears determined to intensify Australian involvement in the Asia-Pacific’s strategic rivalries.
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The underlying implication of Malcolm Turnbull’s Tokyo visit was the interest shared by Japan and Australia to counter the strategic rise of China.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speak following a meeting on the security and stability on the Korean Peninsula in Vancouver.
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China is succeeding in a high-stakes poker game on the Korean Peninsula. Did Canada and the U.S. just play into Chinese hands?
Chinese giant.
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Tencent’s monetisation strategy so far has been counter-intuitive to the traditional way of doing business.
US President Donald Trump is trying to head off Xi Jinping’s trade deals in East Asia.
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Trump is trying to shape the US as a power in Asia and block China in the process, using techniques familiar to Beijing.
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, left, and French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Its plan to stop lending money for oil and gas projects embraces the spirit of the Paris agreement at a time when the U.S. is going in a different direction.
With so many global flashpoints, and so little diplomacy, 2018 could be a turbulent year.
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From an Australian perspective, shifting power in the Indo-Pacific will be of primary importance in 2018 and beyond.
Make sure you’re a good citizen.
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Plans for China to rate its citizens for their trustworthiness have been depicted as uniquely Chinese. Don’t be so sure.
North Koreans cheer in this November 2017 as they watch a news broadcast announcing Kim Jong-un’s order to test-fire the inter-continental ballistic missile Hwasong-15 at the Pyongyang Train Station in Pyongyang, North Korea.
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Military options should, and must, be on the table if diplomacy fails to compel North Korea to de-nuclearize.