A scholar of philosophy and foreign policy explains why Cardinal Zen poses a threat to the Chinese Communist Party as a competing source of political authority.
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.
Huawei Technologies Australia Chairman John Lord addressed the National Press Club in Canberra on June 27.
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The Huawei case shows there is a real trade-off between economic and security imperatives for Australia when it comes to working with Chinese tech companies.
Cobus van Staden, South African Institute of International Affairs
Now that President Xi Jinping’s presidential term has been extended indefinitely, African governments need to plan strategically for their future engagements with the Chinese.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has led social and economic transformation.
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The Chinese Communist Party’s decision to remove presidential term limits could be a signal to African despots.
The People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, has let its displeasure over questions of influence in Australian politics be known.
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China’s surplus of unmarriageable men poses a stark dilemma for Xi and other leaders as they set the country’s economic course for the next five years.
Xi Jinping will look to consolidate his power at the party congress next week.
The Conversation
Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation and Emil Jeyaratnam, The Conversation
Next week, the Communist Party of China will commence its 19th National Party Congress, where its leadership and policy agenda for the next five years will be announced.
President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaigns have been controversial.
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