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China still key driver for BHP: Nasser
By a staff reporterBHP Billiton Ltd expects Chinese growth to come in at over seven per cent in the year ahead, and has backed the new Chinese government to pursue reforms that will support long-term...
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By a staff reporterManufacturing activity in China has fallen to a two-month low but is still expanding, according to a private survey.The HSBC Flash China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index...
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Xi Jinping's all-consuming China agenda
EconomyChinaDavid Pilling – FTFT.comIt may be no exaggeration to say that Xi Jinping is now the world’s most powerful leader. To be fair, there’s not an awful lot of competition. Barack Obama, the US...
View ArticleHuawei ban a sticking point in FTA negotiations
The decision to continue the ban on Huawei's involvement in Australia's National Broadband Network has become a sticking point in free trade negotiations according to The Australian.Chinese Commerce...
View ArticleRobb welcomes China ag investment
By a staff reporterTrade Minister Andrew Robb has called for more Chinese investment in Australian agriculture in an interview with Chinese newspaper Economic Daily."Australian agriculture is...
View ArticleEU pressured on China trade
AAPThe European Union's trade chief has called for the bloc to defend itself more aggressively against Beijing, saying it would not "get anything from the Chinese by being polite".Trade Commissioner...
View ArticleHopes grow for China trade pact
AAPAustralia says it hopes to reach free trade agreements within months with China, as well as Japan and South Korea, despite a decision against telecom giant Huawei.Australia last year barred Huawei...
View ArticleChina maps defence zone over disputed islands
Beijing says it is setting up an "air defence identification zone" over an area that includes islands controlled by Japan but claimed by China, in a move that could inflame the bitter territorial...
View ArticleClive Palmer threatening Chinese investment
CITIC Pacific president Zhang Jijing has warned other prospective Chinese investors of doing business with billionaire MP Clive Palmer, the ABC reports."As part of due diligence, naturally we would...
View ArticleHuawei to hire more foreign workers
Huawei Technologies Co., which is struggling to break out of the mold of a Chinese company, is recruiting more Western executives and rolling out a long-term incentive program to attract foreign...
View ArticleAustralia summons Chinese Ambassador over defence zone
Australia has summoned the Chinese ambassador to seek an explanation of China's intentions, following Beijing's declaration of an air defence zone over the East China Sea.“The timing and the manner of...
View ArticlePalmer considers end to Citic spat
P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; }Miner Clive Palmer has said he is considering using a clause in his contract with Chinese-owned firm Citic Pacific over the Sino Iron project in the Pilbara to end the...
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Market manifesto: Xi Jinping's call to action
EconomyChinaGeoff RabyOne hundred and sixty five years after Karl Marx predicted the end of capitalism with his polemic The Communist Manifesto, Xi Jinping, as head of the world’s biggest political...
View ArticleFrench minister pushes Paris as China yuan hub
AAPParis could challenge London as a Chinese business hub, France's finance minister has said, adding that upcoming deals will increase Chinese currency use in the French capital.Beijing has expressed...
View ArticleForeign developers step up plans in China
Foreign real-estate developers eager to capitalize on rising consumption in China are increasingly raising funds to invest in warehouses and shopping malls, muscling in on an area historically...
View ArticleChina says air zone concerns are 'hype'
AAPChina has offered a blunt response to international concern over its establishment of an air-defence zone in the East China Sea.Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is one of several global...
View ArticleRobb: China relations could be better
By a staff reporterTrade Minister Andrew Robb has flagged room for improvement in relations with major trading partner China in an interview with ABC 24.'We've got a very good relationship with China,...
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Why China's salami-slicing is dicey diplomacy
EconomyChinaJohn LeeOver the weekend, China announced an Air Defence Identification Zone over the East China Sea, which includes waters and islands claimed by both China and Japan.The zone requires...
View ArticleKeating calls on China to clarify regional role
By a staff reporterFormer prime minister Paul Keating has called on China to further clarify its role and intentions in the Asian region.China would "do a great deal to help build a continuing stable...
View ArticleGovt warned on China FTA
AAPThe federal government is being advised to address growing mistrust over China if it wants to sign a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the Asian powerhouse within a year.Trade Minister Andrew Robb has...
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