Australia-China relations

One option for countries like Australia and Canada is to boycott the upcoming Winter Olympics. 

A new Human Rights Watch report details Chinese government efforts to surveil and intimidate Chinese students attending Australian universities. 

Australia is seeking arbitration at the WTO over Chinese tariffs on Australian wine.

Canberra and Beijing pass the one-year mark of increased tensions over COVID-19 origins and the subsequent trade war.

Much of the discussion about diversification is centered on two overarching premises: China and trade. What does that approach miss?

In recent weeks, Australian citizens have been detained in China and Myanmar. 

Six months after she was first detained, Cheng Lei has been formally arrested.

Recently, a senior New Zealand minister advised Australia to “show respect” and act more diplomatically toward China. Canberra was not amused.

With the complaint against China, Australia has a chance at a moral victory a few years from now -- and that's the best case scenario.

A market the size of China’s is almost impossible to replace, but Australia can look elsewhere in Asia for a promising emerging economy.

Prime Minister Morrison now has the power to quash the state's MoU with China. He should hold off, at least for now.