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Xi Jinping, Senegal, and China’s West Africa drive
Xi Jinping, Senegal, and China’s West Africa drive
Xi Jinping’s choice of Senegal for a state visit on 20–21 July, his first visit to West Africa, en route to the BRICS summit in South Africa, suggests that China seeks to deepen…
“Poor old” China meets “poor young” Africa
“Poor old” China meets “poor young” Africa
The success of China’s reform and opening program across 40 years has shifted the nation from backwater to the centre of global growth, lifting 800 million people from poverty in…
Public holiday: Queen’s Birthday weekend
Public holiday: Queen’s Birthday weekend
Monday is a public holiday for the Queen’s Birthday long-weekend and posting will be light on The Interpreter. Normal publishing will resume on Tuesday. The…
Public holiday: Anzac Day
Public holiday: Anzac Day
Wednesday is a public holiday in Australia, and posting will be light on The Interpreter. Normal publishing will resume on Thursday. The Interpreter
Public holiday: Easter long weekend
Public holiday: Easter long weekend
Friday and Monday are public holidays in Australia, and posting will be light on The Interpreter. Normal publishing will resume on Tuesday. Chocolate eggs await! See…
International vulnerabilities and opportunities for Australia’s universities
International vulnerabilities and opportunities for Australia’s universities
On Friday, news broke that the Chinese Embassy had issued a statement in Mandarin on its website urging all Chinese students in Australia to protect their safety. This was…
Public holiday: Australia Day
Public holiday: Australia Day
Friday is a public holiday for Australia Day, and posting will be light on The Interpreter. Normal publishing will resume on Monday. For those of you getting a break, enjoy!…
DFAT on China and Timor-Leste: No 'two-step' but one considered approach
Dr Michael Leach makes a number of inaccurate claims in his Interpreter post: 'The PCA ruling, Australia and Timor-Leste'. Dr Leach asserts Australia is engaged in a ‘two-step’…
Doubtful merits of cheap money
Commentary
Doubtful merits of cheap money
Originally published in The Australian Financial Review.Stephen Grenville
More heat than light in Australian FONOPs debate
Australia’s febrile domestic politics produced another petty point-scoring moment after the shadow defence minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, sought political mileage from last…