Bill Birtles
‘Lost, drunk, hungry’ elephant herd rampages across China
For more than a month, 15 elephants – including three calves – have dominated China’s domestic media as they march through towns...
Australian faces court in China on spying charges after two years in detention
Australian diplomats have been denied access to the Beijing court where Australian citizen Yang Hengjun is being tried for espionage. The 56-year-old...
‘Cold War mindset’: China suspends key avenue for economic diplomacy with Australia
China’s government has announced it is indefinitely suspending all activities under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue – the first formal freeze of...
Family of Australian arrested in China break their silence
The family of an Australian single mother detained in China on national security grounds has broken their silence, saying her children are...
Australia warned of China ‘countermeasures’ over Japan pact
China has used a jingoistic state media outlet to slam a historic defence deal between Australia and Japan, saying it is “inevitable”...
Australian anchor for China’s government-run English news channel CGTN, Cheng Lei, detained in Beijing
A high-profile Australian television anchor for the Chinese government’s English news channel, CGTN, has been detained in Beijing in a highly sensitive...
China cautions students about ‘racist incidents’ during pandemic if they return to Australia
China’s Education Bureau has taken the rare step of warning Chinese students about studying in Australia when campuses are set to resume...
China’s economic recovery from coronavirus could be ugly – and that’s bad news for the rest of the world
Coronavirus brought the second-largest economy in the world to a halt, and jumpstarting it is proving difficult. China claims it has effectively...
Coronavirus dance is contagious: How China is cheering itself up
Across a normally bustling nation of 1.4 billion people, some streets now lie empty and most restaurants closed as China’s coronavirus quarantine...
Taiwan’s Iron Cat Lady Tsai Ing-wen leads poll results for presidency
Updated 9.15pm Saturday: Unofficial early results from Taiwanese television networks show President Tsai Ing-wen leading her closest challenger, Han Kuo-yu of the...