The government's refusal to close the border has set off a public panic. Is it overreaction – or justified?

Both the Chinese Communist Party and the Hong Kong democracy movement are settling in for a long and painful struggle.

Both the Chinese Communist Party and the Hong Kong democracy movement are settling in for a long and painful struggle.

The government's refusal to close the border has set off a public panic. Is it overreaction – or justified?

Xi Jinping’s attempted show of strength in Hong Kong only serves to betray his weakness in Beijing.

The Lowy Institute COVIDpoll finds that almost all Australians say Australia has handled COVID-19 well, but most are disappointed by China and the United States’ response.

Xi Jinping’s attempted show of strength in Hong Kong only serves to betray his weakness in Beijing.

In this episode, Lowy Institute’s Director of Research, Alex Oliver, sits down with Richard McGregor, our resident senior China expert and author of several books on China’s politics and government.

Two in five Australians believe China is a security threat and have little confidence Xi Jinping is acting responsibly on the world stage.

Tsai Ing-wen, who repeatedly invoked Hong Kong as a warning for Taiwan, won more votes than any winner of the previous six presidential elections.

Washington warns only those who apply in US eligible for status

Australians’ trust in China to act responsibly in the world has collapsed, fuelling a grassroots push for the nation to reduce its economic reliance on the superpower.

With Xi Jinping firmly in control, the Chinese government has stepped up its response to the Wuhan crisis, but the effort has been plagued by bureaucracy and a lack of transparency.

The fragile relationship with China has left its mark on Australians, with many believing there is a need to reduce the nation’s economic dependence on the Asian powerhouse.

Beset by criticism over its response to the health emergency, China’s Communist Party is likely to feel vindicated in its authoritarian ways.

ANALYSIS

The coronavirus has showcased China's cyber-powered social control capabilities, with implications for human rights worldwide.

Australian wine exporters have reportedly suspended shipments amid fears officials in Beijing are about to bar a range of goods

This 24-year-old is a reluctant poster child for young Hongkongers challenging China's tightening grip over their city.

A threat from China's ambassador of an Australian boycott could cost billions in lost trade, tourism and higher education.

The Afghan government points a finger at Pakistan in a tactic to divert attention from its own colossal failures.

The remote Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan was central to the Silk Road, Great Game, and Cold War ­– now China has plans.

Australia and China are caught in a fresh diplomatic row over an inflammatory social media post that has sent tensions with Beijing to a new front.

A record of abuses in conflicts from Ukraine to Africa makes designating the Russian group the right choice.

New multilateral agreements unveiled on the sidelines of the forum show how New Delhi has been working hard to curtail Beijing’s strategic influence.

The Pacific nation needs a new social contract on data for any meaningful change to occur in at-risk communities.

Increasingly active on the world stage, the President will leave a imprint on foreign policy that is likely to endure.

Much depends how he adjudicates a growing intra-centrist debate within the Democratic Party on the state of the world.

The anatomy of an interview with a wartime president.

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The cynical saying “never waste a good crisis” is just as true for far-right and conspiracy theorists alike.

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Asking the Kremlin would be a good start.

New research shows that most Australians have an inflated idea of how much we spend on foreign aid, yet still believe we should invest more.

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Two-thirds of the global health workforce is female. Start there, then think through rest of the consequences for women.

Western conservatives and free-market liberals appear to be losing their ideological and moral bearings when it comes to French politics in this dramatic election year.