China

Pacific leaders will keep their preference for US President quiet, yet viewing relations only through the lens of China does nobody a service, writes University of Hawaiʻi's Henryk Szadziewski

While Australian households are amongst the world's most indebted - courtesy of hefty mortgages - Chinese households are stacked to the rafters with savings. That sounds great, but it's causing real…

The Chinese Communist Party is grappling with challenges that expose deep vulnerabilities and threaten President Xi Jinping's overarching vision.

Agency seeks to dissuade individuals from engaging in activities that are not in line with the country's security interests.

Last week's Pacific Islands Forum leaders' summit ended dramatically when China demanded the conference communique be changed] to eliminate a reference to Taiwan. Audio

The Fijian PM joins other Pacific leaders, from the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Nauru, who have had the red carpet rolled out by Beijing this year.

Lowy Institue's new research has found that "island countries are leveraging major power competition", but it "can distract from the Pacific's most pressing needs".

New Zealand has quietly signed up to help the United States in its new strategy to expand the weapons-making defence industrial base across the Indo-Pacific region.

Aid and development experts say the debts carry large risks for Pacific Island nations, where frequent natural disasters and economic shocks can hobble their repayments. Video

Dr Iati Iati said one example is the lack of substance behind the notion that China is militarising the Pacific region.

The pandas are "friendly messengers of China-Australia relations", and will replace Adelaide Zoo's existing pandas, China's Premier Li Qiang says.

The World Anti-Doping Agency has defended its dismissal of positive tests for a banned substance among three Chinese swimmers.