Australia: the campus fight over Beijing’s influence
Australia: the campus fight over Beijing’s influence
Drew Pavlou is an unlikely threat to the Chinese Communist party. The 20-year-old arts student at Australia’s University of Queensland has never even been to the country. But his decision to organise a campus demonstration in support of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters has sparked a diplomatic incident between Canberra and…
Financial Times
Financial Times
'Use the countryside to surround the city': How Mao's tactics are winning over Australia's states
'Use the countryside to surround the city': How Mao's tactics are winning over Australia's states
A huge and deepening economic dependence of Australia's states on China is seeing them grow increasingly apart from a Federal Government that views our major trading partner with suspicion.
ABC News
ABC News
Half a billion shoppers expected to participate in Singles Day — here's what you need to know
Half a billion shoppers expected to participate in Singles Day — here's what you need to know
The so-called 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, held by China's major e-commerce platforms, is now larger than its US equivalents Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined.
ABC News
ABC News