Chinese women’s sex lives are still more constrained by social expectations than men.
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China has more than made up for the hit to its US-bound exports.
The Asian giant is grappling with a dramatic population decline, with a fertility rate of 1.0, well below the 2.1 replacement rate.
Beijing may benefit from the US retreat from international norms and a vision of a world split into ‘sphere of influence.’
The new strategic reserve may provide the West with greater access to key minerals. But China still dominates the processing of many of them.
A debate about whether Japan should possess nuclear weapons has resurfaced, much to the dismay of China.
With a trillion-dollar trade surplus, is China’s goal really to make everything ‘better and cheaper’ at home? The reality is not so simple.
Social media has turned traditional Japanese matcha into a commercial trend, though its roots lie in Zen Buddhism. A scholar of premodern Japanese literature unpacks that history.
The US intervention in Venezuela makes it clear NZ’s ‘softly softly’ foreign policy isn’t a feasible long-term response to a shifting world order.
China is still expanding its coal-fired power stations and depends on coal in its energy network.
The modern world can learn from traditional heating in China’s ‘ice city’.
US President Donald Trump spent much of 2025 doing up the White House with gold bling. He’s the latest in a long line of leaders to use buildings for power.
Asymmetric checkpoint controls keep Myanmar’s scam economy alive.
China’s growing appetite for durian is giving this famously divisive fruit political power.
In Beijing, while many of the ancient trees are fenced in by the local government to protect them from damage, the newer ones are still available for people to touch and gather around.
A summit between the leaders of the US, India, Japan and Australia was expected in November. But it never happened.
Middle power states are selectively granting and restricting access to their economic strengths to reshape markets and security relationships.
Some in China are blaming Mongolia for the dust storms they are experiencing. But what are the real causes?
The men and women tasked with implementing policy are governed by the same incentives and constraints − whether in Beijing or Washington.
In the years since the 2020 introduction Hong Kong’s National Security Law, press freedom has slowly been limited. Lai’s conviction symbolises its end.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (UTS:ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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Tony Walker AM is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Professor of Chinese Politics; Director, Lau China Institute, King's College London
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Professor Emeritus, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University
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