Chinese whispers

Beijing would have us believe that Australian politicians cannot speak openly and honestly about China’s geopolitical ambitions without fear of losing Chinese-Australian voters. Don’t fall for it.

Regimes don’t have the rights of nations

The Chinese Communist Party presents itself as synonymous with the Chinese nation to bolster its legitimacy but democratic nations should not play along with its charade.

Facing facts over China

Australians have as much reason to be wary of China’s communist government as people in Taiwan, because China’s communists have shown they don’t care about people anywhere – not in China, not in Taiwan and not in Australia.

Taking the low road

A new ASPI report maps the transition in state and territory linkages with China from the relatively innocent days of the 1980s and 1990s through to more fraught times under Xi.

China plays the race card against Australia

China’s latest travel and education warnings over Australian racism don’t stand up to scrutiny because they don’t have to. Our problem is not racism, it is Xi.