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Li Bingbing as Jia, an expert on venomous creatures, in a still from Guardians of the Tomb.
Asian cinema: Chinese films

How Australian-Chinese movie Guardians of the Tomb reached new lows

This 2018 co-production starring Li Bingbing about deadly spiders in China was poorly made and scripted, earning well below its budget.

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Australia

Opinion | Trump tariff shock should jolt Australia into standing on its own

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China trade

China’s middle class loves avocados. Enter Australia?

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Australia

‘That’s not going to happen’: Australia snubs China’s call to unite on trade

‘I don’t think we’ll be holding China’s hand,’ Defence Minister Richard Marles says, adding Canberra wants to diversify its trade.

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A shopper looks at beef products for sale at a supermarket in Sydney. Australia has been slugged with a 10 per cent tariff on goods exported to the US. Photo: AFP
Australia

Sinking feeling: is Australia’s navy ready for a Pacific conflict?

For years, Australia assumed it had time on its side. But experts warn its maritime defences are woefully unprepared for a modern conflict.

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Australia

Australia to reclaim strategic port from China after election, amid rising fears

The Port of Darwin, under a 99-year lease to Chinese firm Landbridge, is a strategic asset on Australia’s northern coast and home to a US base.

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Australia-China trade ties ‘imperative’ as both sides eye prospects, risks

As geopolitical uncertainty and US tariffs reset global trade relations, both sides ‘have to work together’, Australian business council says.

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Australian companies are cautiously weighing the risks and interests of re-entering the Chinese market, according to business leaders. Photo: Reuters
Australia

‘We’re keeping an eye on this’: Australia tracks hi-tech Chinese research ship

‘I would prefer that it wasn’t there’, Australian PM Anthony Albanese said on Monday of the ship, which recently visited New Zealand.

Hong Kong national security law

Hong Kong says it doesn’t send anonymous reward letters after Australia hits out

Wanted activists Kevin Yam and Ted Hui, both in Australia, reportedly the target of letters and pamphlets that have sparked official response.

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Australia

Letters | Chinese live-fire drill near Australia was not aimed just at the US

Readers discuss the pressure on Canberra to choose between China and the US, and Dr Sun Yat-sen’s legacy.

Australian navy ship HMAS Arunta (lower left) sails near a Chinese navy replenishment vessel and frigate in the Tasman Sea on February 13. Photo: Australian Defence Force/ AFP
Australia

Australia boosts military firepower with anti-ship missiles after China drill

Soldiers will be armed with anti-ship missiles and advanced targeting radars to counter Beijing’s naval presence.

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A Chinese warship in the Tasman Sea off Australia’s coast. Photo: dpa
New Zealand

Letters | Why China conducted naval drills in waters between Australia and New Zealand

Readers discuss Beijing’s maritime strategy, the US’ global influence, and the rise of China’s creative industry.

China’s navy

PLA Navy ships round out Australian circuit with sail near base hosting US sub

Australian Defence Force says fleet led by Type 055 destroyer Zunyi is northwest of Perth where USS Minnesota is docked.

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South China Sea

Editorial | Exercise by China’s PLA Navy sends timely reminder

Reaction to warships in Tasman Sea appears excessive, particularly when Australia dispatches forces to the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea.

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Sailors onboard the Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta view People’s Liberation Army-Navy ships in the Tasman Sea. Photo: AFP/Australian Defence Force
Australia

Will Australia use PNG defence deal as a ‘watchtower’ to track Chinese navy?

While the pact aims to strengthen Canberra’s regional leadership, it could also be utilised to monitor Chinese naval activity in the Pacific.

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A Chinese warship in the Tasman Sea off Australia’s coast. Photo: dpa
Australia

How Chinese PLA’s latest forays off Australia cap years of maritime tensions

Australia’s growing presence in South China Sea and Taiwan Strait seen to underscore commitment to Western aims to curb China’s influence.

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China-New Zealand relations

New Zealand FM meets China’s Wang Yi in Beijing, raises PLA live-fire drills

The Chinese foreign minister tells Winston Peters that the two countries should trust each other and address differences through dialogue.

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China’s military drills

PLA navy gives details on live-fire Pacific drills led by Type 055 warship Zunyi

CCTV report citing PLA Navy comes days after exercises in the Tasman Sea prompted monitoring by Australia and New Zealand.

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The names of the three vessels in the PLA Navy flotilla match those in reports referring to Chinese exercises last week that raised concerns in Canberra and Wellington and triggered a diplomatic row with Beijing. Photo: CCTV
Australia

Were China’s ‘unprecedented’ naval drills a ‘signal’ to Australia, New Zealand?

The drills, conducted near a busy air corridor, have prompted both countries to enhance surveillance and collaborate with allies.

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Australia

Virgin pilot alerted Australia to Chinese navy’s live-fire drill

Chinese naval drills in international waters between Australia and New Zealand caused dozens of flight diversions.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | New Zealand need not fear China’s growing ties with Pacific nations

Rather than falling victim to zero-sum illusions, the West must embrace the multiplex nature of Pacific diplomacy.

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Cook Islands’ Prime Minister Mark Brown visits the National Deep Sea Centre in Qingdao, China in this picture released on February 12, 2025. Photo: Mark Brown, Prime Minister of the Cook Islands / Facebook via Reuters
Australia

‘Deeply surprised’ China slams Australia for ‘hype’ over PLA drills off coast

Canberra’s claim that Beijing failed to give enough notice is ‘completely inconsistent with the facts’, Chinese defence ministry says.

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PLA Navy frigate the Hengyang, part of a task group operating to the north east of Australia, as pictured on February 11. Photo: Handout via AFP
Australia

Australia warns airlines over Chinese navy live-fire drills in Tasman Sea

Qantas and Jetstar have temporarily adjusted some flights between Australia and New Zealand due to the military activity.

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Australia

Australia says watching ‘every move’ of Chinese warships off Sydney’s coast

Defence Minister Richard Marles said the vessels did not pose any threats but their presence was an ‘unusual event’.

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South China Sea

Chinese and Australian militaries revive suspended talks as tensions rise

The dialogue, last held in 2019, comes a week after Beijing accuses Australia of intruding into its airspace during South China Sea patrol.

The Chinese navy’s Zunyi destroyer is one of the ships belonging to a naval task force spotted off the northeast coast of Australia on Thursday. Photo: CCTV
South China Sea

China says Australian military plane intruded into its airspace

Accusation comes after Australia says a Chinese military jet conducted ‘unsafe’ manoeuvres over international waters.

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China on Thursday hit back at the Australian military, accusing an Australian P-8A Poseidon aircraft of deliberately intruding into its airspace. Photo: Royal Australian Defence Force
Australia

Chinese fighter jet accused of dropping flares near Australian patrol plane

Canberra criticised the ‘unsafe’ manoeuvre that posed a risk to the aircraft and personnel.

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US-China trade war

In the US-China battle for critical minerals, where will Australia stand?

Canberra is stuck in the middle of Beijing and Washington’s tussle over resources, which has intensified in recent days.

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