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Richard Mcgregor

Richard Mcgregor

Brisbane Times

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Xi got his message across, but calls to oppose protectionism are a bit rich

Australia is right to rail against Donald Trump’s tariffs, but we should also make our voice heard on Xi Jinping’s “China First” policies.

19.11.2024 10

Financial Review

Richard Mcgregor

Australia’s arm-wrestle with China is all over the billboards

Anyone who doubts Australia and China are in what Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong called a “permanent contest” in the Pacific need only go for...

13.10.2024 10

WA Today

Richard Mcgregor

Australia’s arm-wrestle with China is all over the billboards

Anyone who doubts Australia and China are in what Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong called a “permanent contest” in the Pacific need only go for...

13.10.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Richard Mcgregor

Australia’s arm-wrestle with China is all over the billboards

Anyone who doubts Australia and China are in what Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong called a “permanent contest” in the Pacific need only go for...

13.10.2024 10

The Age

Richard Mcgregor

Australia’s arm-wrestle with China is all over the billboards

Anyone who doubts Australia and China are in what Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong called a “permanent contest” in the Pacific need only go for...

13.10.2024 20

Brisbane Times

Richard Mcgregor

Understand Xi and you’ll adjust expectations for China stimulus

Where Beijing’s powerful state economy is headed will be determined by the Great Helmsman.

11.10.2024 20

Financial Review

Richard Mcgregor

Beijing could do without Trump’s unpredictability on steroids

The conventional idea is that China would prefer the chaos of second Trump term. But on the ground, officials and scholars are wary of a Trump...

27.08.2024 10

Financial Review

Richard Mcgregor

The smarter way to exploit China’s technical expertise

China has a lot of know-how of its own. We should be working out how to absorb it rather than walling it off.

12.07.2024 20

Financial Review

Richard Mcgregor

Australia-China ties are not ready for AUKUS

It’s no surprise that Li Qiang will head straight to Australia’s mining capital and most pro-Chinese city. But he will bypass the Stirling naval...

14.06.2024 8

Financial Review

Richard Mcgregor

US-China trade war choices for Chalmers’ green budget

The new incentives for critical minerals and green hydrogen are about more than industry policy. They will play out in a global contest over rival...

15.05.2024 40

Financial Review

Richard Mcgregor

The Wang-Wong doctrine: embrace and fight at the same time

China and Australia’s foreign ministers are both adept at the art of making frenemies. It’s working for now, but for how long?

22.03.2024 10

Financial Review

Richard Mcgregor

How Australia can avoid predictable ASEAN pitfalls

South-East Asia will happily talk to us about stability and trade, but ignore us if we are only interested in pushing values and rivalries.

01.03.2024 10

Financial Review

Richard Mcgregor

Australian Yang Hengjun’s death sentence is a warning shot to anyone who wants to challenge China

The death sentence handed to Yang Hengjun, an Australian citizen and pro-democracy activist, by a Beijing court has naturally focused attention on...

06.02.2024 40

The Guardian

Richard Mcgregor

Why the Peak China story is overdone

China’s economy is no longer about to dash past the US, but its ability to mobilise capital, people, resources and military muscle for specific...

02.02.2024 20

Financial Review

Richard Mcgregor

Why Taiwan’s election is a disaster for China and dilemma for the West

A third win for the DPP would be a terrible failure for Beijing. But other nations must frame support for Taiwan beyond just the threats of war.

08.01.2024 9

Financial Review

Richard Mcgregor

German car colossus too slow as Chinese EVs dominate

But thanks to the boom in demand for lithium, Australia has been able to profitably surf in the slipstream of China’s ascendancy.

18.12.2023 30

Financial Review

Richard Mcgregor

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