Tag: China

China cyber deal a shocking rort

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
Buoyed by its rather spectacular failure to ink a deeply flawed extradition treaty with China, the Turnbull government has once more charged fearlessly into fresh deals with the country’s...

Li Keqiang and Aussie startups

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
The Chinese number two, Premier Li Keqiang, has arrived in Australia for a five-day visit that will include the annual bilateral talks between the leaders of the two countries,...

China and a new cyber arms race

Posted on   |  by James Riley
If there were any doubts about the broad direction of the next wave of technological development, China has put them to rest with a national artificial intelligence strategy amid...

President Xi comes to Davos

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
The timing of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s debut appearance at the annual global gabfest that is the annual World Economic Forum in the once barely-known Swiss ski resort of...

Trump, China and impact on tech

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
As a visibly frightened world braces itself for what is already the most wildly unpredictable administration in at least 100 years. With Donald J. Trump about to become the...

Long-termism is a policy imperative

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
This week the first trailer for the movie every tech-head has been waiting for popped up. I’m talking about the sequel to the 1982 science fiction classic Blade Runner,...

Crown’s China cautionary tale

Posted on   |  by James Riley
For the past 18 months, the federal government has inundated Australian businesses with the apparent benefits of the Australia-China Free Trade Agreement, such has been the laser-like focus on...

China to surpass US R&D spend

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Given the sheer size of the Chinese market and the pointed focus on innovation and technology in serial government announcements in recent years, it had to happen sometime. Now...

Ciobo’s hypocrisy in Hong Kong

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
The Turnbull Government’s lack of a clear China policy came under the spotlight last week when Trade and Investment Minster Steve Ciobo visited Hong Kong in an effort to...