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Beijing courts Taiwan’s opposition leader ahead of Trump visit

Beijing courts Taiwan’s opposition leader ahead of Trump visit

Cheng Li-wun, the leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) party, is expected to have a rare meeting with Chinese leader Xi...

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WA Today

Lisa Visentin

Beijing courts Taiwan’s opposition leader ahead of Trump visit

Beijing courts Taiwan’s opposition leader ahead of Trump visit

Cheng Li-wun, the leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) party, is expected to have a rare meeting with Chinese leader Xi...

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Lisa Visentin

Beijing courts Taiwan’s opposition leader ahead of Trump visit

Beijing courts Taiwan’s opposition leader ahead of Trump visit

Cheng Li-wun, the leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) party, is expected to have a rare meeting with Chinese leader Xi...

previous day 9

The Age

Lisa Visentin

Beijing courts Taiwan’s opposition leader ahead of Trump visit

Beijing courts Taiwan’s opposition leader ahead of Trump visit

Cheng Li-wun, the leader of Taiwan’s main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) party, is expected to have a rare meeting with Chinese leader Xi...

previous day 10

Brisbane Times

Lisa Visentin

China wants a seat at the Middle East peace table, but without the work

China wants a seat at the Middle East peace table, but without the work

Trump’s war in Iran has gifted China a chance to pitch itself as the more stable, responsible superpower, but when it comes to being a peacemaker...

03.04.2026 10

WA Today

Lisa Visentin

China wants a seat at the Middle East peace table, but without the work

China wants a seat at the Middle East peace table, but without the work

Trump’s war in Iran has gifted China a chance to pitch itself as the more stable, responsible superpower, but when it comes to being a peacemaker...

03.04.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Lisa Visentin

China wants a seat at the Middle East peace table, but without the work

China wants a seat at the Middle East peace table, but without the work

Trump’s war in Iran has gifted China a chance to pitch itself as the more stable, responsible superpower, but when it comes to being a peacemaker...

03.04.2026 20

The Age

Lisa Visentin

China wants a seat at the Middle East peace table, but without the work

China wants a seat at the Middle East peace table, but without the work

Trump’s war in Iran has gifted China a chance to pitch itself as the more stable, responsible superpower, but when it comes to being a peacemaker...

03.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Lisa Visentin

Landslide win for Japan’s fledgling ‘Trump whisperer’ an opportunity for Canberra

The victory vindicates Sanae Takaichi’s decision to take a firm hand with China, which has been increasingly assertive in the Indo-Pacific.

09.02.2026 10

WA Today

Lisa Visentin

Landslide win for Japan’s fledgling ‘Trump whisperer’ an opportunity for Canberra

The victory vindicates Sanae Takaichi’s decision to take a firm hand with China, which has been increasingly assertive in the Indo-Pacific.

09.02.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Lisa Visentin

Landslide win for Japan’s fledgling ‘Trump whisperer’ an opportunity for Canberra

The victory vindicates Sanae Takaichi’s decision to take a firm hand with China, which has been increasingly assertive in the Indo-Pacific.

09.02.2026 20

The Age

Lisa Visentin

Landslide win for Japan’s fledgling ‘Trump whisperer’ an opportunity for Canberra

The victory vindicates Sanae Takaichi’s decision to take a firm hand with China, which has been increasingly assertive in the Indo-Pacific.

09.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Lisa Visentin

‘Nobody is safe’: What Xi’s purges say about his control over China’s military

The purging of China’s top general Zhang Youxia has cranked up the rumour mill, but experts say his downfall may be the case of a military leader...

28.01.2026 9

WA Today

Lisa Visentin

‘Nobody is safe’: What Xi’s purges say about his control over China’s military

The purging of China’s top general Zhang Youxia has cranked up the rumour mill, but experts say his downfall may be the case of a military leader...

28.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Lisa Visentin

‘Nobody is safe’: What Xi’s purges say about his control over China’s military

The purging of China’s top general Zhang Youxia has cranked up the rumour mill, but experts say his downfall may be the case of a military leader...

28.01.2026 10

The Age

Lisa Visentin

‘Nobody is safe’: What Xi’s purges say about his control over China’s military

The purging of China’s top general Zhang Youxia has cranked up the rumour mill, but experts say his downfall may be the case of a military leader...

28.01.2026 9

Brisbane Times

Lisa Visentin

What China’s kill line obsession exposes about its own anxieties

The Chinese tell themselves stories of American decline to feel better. But they hide some essential truths.

26.01.2026 10

WA Today

Lisa Visentin

What China’s kill line obsession exposes about its own anxieties

The Chinese tell themselves stories of American decline to feel better. But they hide some essential truths.

26.01.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Lisa Visentin

What China’s kill line obsession exposes about its own anxieties

The Chinese tell themselves stories of American decline to feel better. But they hide some essential truths.

26.01.2026 10

The Age

Lisa Visentin

What China’s kill line obsession exposes about its own anxieties

The Chinese tell themselves stories of American decline to feel better. But they hide some essential truths.

26.01.2026 9

Brisbane Times

Lisa Visentin

The not-so-subtle message in cheesy moment between two leaders

Like all finely tuned pieces of diplomatic stagecraft, there was more to the friendly jamming session than matching tracksuits and K-pop hits.

15.01.2026 20

WA Today

Lisa Visentin

The not-so-subtle message in cheesy moment between two leaders

Like all finely tuned pieces of diplomatic stagecraft, there was more to the friendly jamming session than matching tracksuits and K-pop hits.

15.01.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Lisa Visentin

The not-so-subtle message in cheesy moment between two leaders

Like all finely tuned pieces of diplomatic stagecraft, there was more to the friendly jamming session than matching tracksuits and K-pop hits.

15.01.2026 20

The Age

Lisa Visentin

The not-so-subtle message in cheesy moment between two leaders

Like all finely tuned pieces of diplomatic stagecraft, there was more to the friendly jamming session than matching tracksuits and K-pop hits.

15.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Lisa Visentin

Why Trump’s Venezuela gambit will not change Beijing’s calculus on Taiwan

But it does give China a propaganda win to portray the US as the world’s rogue cop, while positioning itself as alternative global leader.

07.01.2026 10

WA Today

Lisa Visentin

Why Trump’s Venezuela gambit will not change Beijing’s calculus on Taiwan

But it does give China a propaganda win to portray the US as the world’s rogue cop, while positioning itself as alternative global leader.

07.01.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Lisa Visentin

Why Trump’s Venezuela gambit will not change Beijing’s calculus on Taiwan

But it does give China a propaganda win to portray the US as the world’s rogue cop, while positioning itself as alternative global leader.

07.01.2026 10

The Age

Lisa Visentin

Why Trump’s Venezuela gambit will not change Beijing’s calculus on Taiwan

But it does give China a propaganda win to portray the US as the world’s rogue cop, while positioning itself as alternative global leader.

07.01.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Lisa Visentin

As China unleashed on Japan, the US stayed silent – until Beijing went too far

Taiwan is the reddest of red lines for Beijing, and Japan’s new prime minister has discovered the cost of crossing it.

12.12.2025 30

WA Today

Lisa Visentin

As China unleashed on Japan, the US stayed silent – until Beijing went too far

Taiwan is the reddest of red lines for Beijing, and Japan’s new prime minister has discovered the cost of crossing it.

12.12.2025 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Lisa Visentin

As China unleashed on Japan, the US stayed silent – until Beijing went too far

Taiwan is the reddest of red lines for Beijing, and Japan’s new prime minister has discovered the cost of crossing it.

12.12.2025 20

The Age

Lisa Visentin

As China unleashed on Japan, the US stayed silent – until Beijing went too far

Taiwan is the reddest of red lines for Beijing, and Japan’s new prime minister has discovered the cost of crossing it.

12.12.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Lisa Visentin

In Hong Kong, tragedy fuels a national security crackdown

The Wang Fuk Court towers were still smouldering when Hong Kong authorities shifted gear from crisis to crackdown.

05.12.2025 10

WA Today

Lisa Visentin

In Hong Kong, tragedy fuels a national security crackdown

The Wang Fuk Court towers were still smouldering when Hong Kong authorities shifted gear from crisis to crackdown.

05.12.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Lisa Visentin

In Hong Kong, tragedy fuels a national security crackdown

The Wang Fuk Court towers were still smouldering when Hong Kong authorities shifted gear from crisis to crackdown.

05.12.2025 10

The Age

Lisa Visentin

In Hong Kong, tragedy fuels a national security crackdown

The Wang Fuk Court towers were still smouldering when Hong Kong authorities shifted gear from crisis to crackdown.

05.12.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Lisa Visentin

How do we compete with Beijing when so few of us can speak Chinese?

The tiny numbers of students learning an Asian language is a “systemic failure” which will cost us dearly.

01.12.2025 20

WA Today

Lisa Visentin

How do we compete with Beijing when so few of us can speak Chinese?

The tiny numbers of students learning an Asian language is a “systemic failure” which will cost us dearly.

01.12.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Lisa Visentin

How do we compete with Beijing when so few of us can speak Chinese?

The tiny numbers of students learning an Asian language is a “systemic failure” which will cost us dearly.

01.12.2025 30

The Age

Lisa Visentin

How do we compete with Beijing when so few of us can speak Chinese?

The tiny numbers of students learning an Asian language is a “systemic failure” which will cost us dearly.

01.12.2025 20

Brisbane Times

Lisa Visentin

The smart decision 20 years ago that saved a Japanese town

Where others have withered, this mountain town has reinvented itself as a refuge for Tokyo’s entrepreneurs and artists - thanks to one smart decision.

20.11.2025 10

WA Today

Lisa Visentin

The smart decision 20 years ago that saved a Japanese town

Where others have withered, this mountain town has reinvented itself as a refuge for Tokyo’s entrepreneurs and artists - thanks to one smart decision.

20.11.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Lisa Visentin

The smart decision 20 years ago that saved a Japanese town

Where others have withered, this mountain town has reinvented itself as a refuge for Tokyo’s entrepreneurs and artists - thanks to one smart decision.

20.11.2025 10

The Age

Lisa Visentin

The smart decision 20 years ago that saved a Japanese town

Where others have withered, this mountain town has reinvented itself as a refuge for Tokyo’s entrepreneurs and artists - thanks to one smart decision.

20.11.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Lisa Visentin

The three words from Japan’s PM that sparked a furious Chinese response

For more than a week, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been blasted with a fire hose of rage.

18.11.2025 10

WA Today

Lisa Visentin

The three words from Japan’s PM that sparked a furious Chinese response

For more than a week, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been blasted with a fire hose of rage.

18.11.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Lisa Visentin

The three words from Japan’s PM that sparked a furious Chinese response

For more than a week, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been blasted with a fire hose of rage.

18.11.2025 10

The Age

Lisa Visentin

The three words from Japan’s PM that sparked a furious Chinese response

For more than a week, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been blasted with a fire hose of rage.

18.11.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Lisa Visentin

Trump may have started this global trade war, but Xi’s winning it

The US president’s tariff warfare has done more than generate choppy surf. It has unleashed chaos to the extent that it is rewiring international...

03.11.2025 20

WA Today

Lisa Visentin

Trump may have started this global trade war, but Xi’s winning it

The US president’s tariff warfare has done more than generate choppy surf. It has unleashed chaos to the extent that it is rewiring international...

03.11.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Lisa Visentin