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![The modern sharing of Pacific “public goods”](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2403011624_3d95ace35f_3k.jpg?itok=Y4c8W0kN)
The modern sharing of Pacific “public goods”
The Covid-19 crisis has made the importance of data sharing more urgent than ever. For the island nations of the Pacific, ensuring a ready flow of information to support decision…
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How extremist messaging co-opts emergency events
Australia experienced two major emergency events in 2020 – the summer bushfires followed shortly after by the coronavirus pandemic. Throughout these events, social media…
![China’s online meddling goes beyond the Great Firewall](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/16126611924_7ab6996852_5k.jpg?itok=YN6J72Tr)
China’s online meddling goes beyond the Great Firewall
Last week, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian posted on Twitter a fake image which portrayed an Australian soldier with a bloody knife next to a child holding a lamb…
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The case for going all-in on renewables
Current perceptions of renewables have been driven by the need to address climate change, a narrow view that overlooks benefits such as reducing our reliance on imported energy…
![We’ve been trolled – expect more of it, because it worked](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1215143959%20copy.jpg?itok=xOdg6Cfd)
We’ve been trolled – expect more of it, because it worked
With a wicked and now infamous tweet, Australia has joined India, the US, Canada, and the Pope on a list of those China’s “wolf warrior” diplomat in chief Zhao Lijian has…
![After Christchurch: Mapping online right-wing extremists](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/4156375919_4ab79194c9_k.jpg?itok=9pzVNYDI)
After Christchurch: Mapping online right-wing extremists
When Australian man Brenton Tarrant conducted a mass-shooting terror attack last year at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, guns were not his only weapon. Before commencing…
![Gauge-changing train is no game changer for China](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1228940811%20copy.jpg?itok=u4AmYYWr)
Gauge-changing train is no game changer for China
Railways are a natural pillar of overland transport for China’s Belt and Road Initiative, given their large capacity. But there is an obstacle to getting direct services…
![Biden’s clean energy plan versus China’s green tech dominance](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1257193401%20copy.jpg?itok=XK-VczMS)
Biden’s clean energy plan versus China’s green tech dominance
A man who has earned a reputation for compromise and dealmaking over his half-century in Washington, Joe Biden has also won the presidency by presenting himself as a national…
![Pakistan gets on the TikTok ban wagon](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1174460250%20copy.jpg?itok=fYj_7V2Z)
Pakistan gets on the TikTok ban wagon
Pakistan has become the second South Asian nation after India to ban Chinese video-sharing app TikTok.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on 9 October banned TikTok…
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The many trails of Ant Group
When the last of the big four state-owned Chinese banks listed a decade ago, one could be forgiven for thinking that the age of mega Chinese financial listings was over. After all…