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The Israel-Iran war reveals the danger of a piecemeal approach to statecraft

Dr Alex Bristow 16 June 2025
Image shows China’s Premier Li Qiang and Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a signing ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra. Photo: Lukas Coch/Getty ImagesChina's Premier Li Qiang (L) and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese shake hands during a signing ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra on June 17, 2024. (Photo by LUKAS COCH / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUKAS COCH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Strategist Article

Dialogue with China’s Premier Li was a missed opportunity

Justin Bassi 19 June 2024
A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard at the Australian embassy in Beijing on January 25, 2019. - China said on January 24 that Chinese-Australian author and democracy advocate Yang Hengjun was detained on national security grounds, becoming the latest Western citizen to face such accusations from Beijing. (Photo by FRED DUFOUR / AFP) (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP via Getty Images)A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard at the Australian embassy in Beijing on January 25, 2019. - China said on January 24 that Chinese-Australian author and democracy advocate Yang Hengjun was detained on national security grounds, becoming the latest Western citizen to face such accusations from Beijing. (Photo by FRED DUFOUR / AFP) (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP via Getty Images)
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Wong is in an exquisite predicament. She must make China fear her response 

Justin Bassi 8 February 2024