China

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China’s audacious $1.8 trillion global infrastructure and construction project, touted as the new Silk Road, is a clear sign of the country’s ambition to be seen as a champion of globalisation and free trade, writes Martin Loosemore.

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UNSW's Yue Huang and researchers from four Shanghai-based institutions tested frontotemporal dementia causative genes in Chinese patients and found genetic differences from Western patients.

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Like Australia, China traditionally commemorates those who served in war in April each year, and increasingly they do it via social media, writes Tom Sear.

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Last April, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, before the leaders of both China and Australia, UNSW Sydney signed contracts to host the first-ever Torch science and technology precinct outside China.

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Two leading experts in Asian security have warned recent strategic shocks in the region have dramatically heightened the risk of war with China.

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In a case of sophisticated scientific sleuthing, a UNSW researcher has helped pin down the source of an unprecedented outbreak of streptococcal disease in China.

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If Donald Trump turns away from climate action as George W. Bush did, Europe and China can respond by forming an alliance that will turn the United States from a climate leader into a follower, writes Christian Downie.

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Despite a later start, China's Alibaba Group is dominating e-commerce marketshare against American competitors eBay and Amazon.

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Australia should be careful in accusing China of dumping steel into the local market given the importance of wider bilateral relations, writes Tim Harcourt. 

China cyber crime

It's no surprise that China represents a cyber threat to Australia. The real issue is what are we doing about it, writes Greg Austin.

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