China-Australia relations

The formal arrest of an Australian citizen by Chinese authorities continues the downward trend in bilateral relations.

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

Wine joins beef, coal, barley, seafood, sugar and timber on the list of goods impacted by growing tensions between Australia and China.

Even amid the current tensions, the state of the relationship is more complex than headlines would suggest.

China's economic coercion against Australia is lending fuel to calls for a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

China is ramping up economic pressure on Australia as overall ties continue to sour.

Wheat joins a long list of commodities whose imports from Australia have been effectively banned by China as it flexes its geoeconomic muscle.

A recent survey notes some important changes in how urban, educated Chinese view Australia.

The Chinese anti-dumping tariffs on Australian barley have been widely interpreted as revenge for Australia’s call for a COVID-19 investigation. But there are other factors at play.

More than 100 countries have supported the Australian draft resolution calling for an impartial, international inquiry.

The contention over a COVID-19 inquiry follows months of deteriorating relations between Canberra and Beijing.

Beijing accuses Yang of espionage; Australia says he wasn’t a spy.