• Back to the future

    Rowan Callick     |      September 5, 2021

    Xi Jinping dominates China’s Communist Party as completely as Chairman Mao before him, but as he eyes an invasion of Taiwan and ever greater global power, he may struggle to take a younger generation along with him.

  • Reading the Chinese playbook

    Rowan Callick     |      December 12, 2020

    There is no shortage of Australian apologists for China’s bullying tactics against this country, but understanding the propaganda playbook helps guard against falling for its distortions and lies.

  • China’s new era under Xi

    Rowan Callick     |      September 17, 2018

    Xi Jinping’s efforts to strengthen his personal hold on the Chinese communist party and the party’s ruthless control of the Chinese population have been matched only by his zeal to strengthen China’s influence abroad and dominate its neighbours.