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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明

@bherscovitch.bsky.social

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🇦🇺-🇨🇳 ties & 🇨🇳 FP. Ex 🇦🇺 gov. Returning in 2027: beijing2canberra.substack.com Writing now: benjaminherscovitch.substack.com

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Pre-Roman monuments and Sardinian street art open.substack.com/pub/benjamin...

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Pre-Roman monuments and Sardinian street art

10 July 2026 in Sardinia

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

As seen in Tempio Pausania, Sardinia

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I’m back on the outside. And will be relaunching Beijing to Canberra and Back in early 2027. In the meantime, I’m on a bit of a sabbatical and writing a personal Substack. First edition here: PSG/Gaza, Chinese EVs MIA and un petit bout de Céline open.substack.com/pub/benjamin...

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PSG/Gaza, Chinese EVs MIA and un petit bout de Céline

5 July 2026 in Paris

Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

🇦🇺 announced today that it'll end anti-dumping measures on 🇨🇳 stainless steel sinks. 🇨🇳 will be pleased. It could also be a sign that we'll soon see 🇨🇳 take concrete steps to remove enduring trade restrictions on 🇦🇺 live 🦞. www.industry.gov.au/anti-dumping... www.industry.gov.au/anti-dumping...

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

🇦🇺’s Anti-Dumping Commission delays to 4 Dec advice on removing measures on 🇨🇳 steel sinks. Delay apparently caused by late submissions & “complexity of matters raised.” 🇨🇳 likely watching closely & could link issue to removal of restrictions on 🇦🇺 🦞. www.industry.gov.au/sites/defaul...

industry.gov.au

Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

🇦🇺+🇨🇳 leaders have met on the sidelines of the G20 & 🇦🇺 looks set to remove some anti-dumping measures on 🇨🇳 sinks. What do these developments mean for 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 relations & the long-awaited end of 🇨🇳’s trade restrictions on 🇦🇺 🦞? BCB in brief: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB in brief: Leaders meet and Australian anti-dumping measures poised to go

Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

The Albanese government has ruled out 🇦🇺 tariffs on 🇨🇳 EVs & other restrictions on 🇨🇳 car technology. But what would a Coalition government do if they win the 2025 federal election? beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-predic...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB predicts: Would a Coalition government block Chinese EVs?

Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

🇦🇺+🇨🇳 trade/commerce ministers met yesterday in Shanghai. No mention of 🦞 in 🇨🇳's readout of the meeting, despite losses of $1.9 billion for 🇦🇺 industry since 2020. What does the meeting mean for 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 relations and 🇦🇺 🦞 + 🥩? BCB in brief: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB in brief: Australia’s trade minister in China as lobster losses reach $1.9 billion

Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Lots of talk about the potential end of 🇨🇳’s economic coercion campaign against 🇦🇺. Yet the latest trade data shows 🇦🇺’s flatlining copper ores & concentrates exports to 🇨🇳. Is 🇨🇳 still imposing trade restrictions on 🇦🇺 copper ores & concentrates? beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-data-c...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB data: China might still be blocking copper from Australia

The latest numbers

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

Beijing has fired back hard at 🇦🇺’s criticism of 🇨🇳’s human rights violations in Xinjiang and Tibet. What’s likely to happen next? And what does this diplomatic dispute mean for the stabilisation of the 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 relationship? BCB in brief: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB in brief: Australia and China spar over human rights in Xinjiang and Tibet

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Beijing to Canberra and Back (16 Sep to 13 Oct 2024): 1️⃣ Is it too soon to declare the end of 🇨🇳’s economic coercion against 🇦🇺? 2️⃣ Why has 🇨🇳 responded so quietly to the 🦞 news? 3️⃣ Will 🇦🇺 now unwind anti-dumping measures or approve a 🇨🇳 investment? beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/australias...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

Australia's live lobster news, China's quiet response, and quid pro quo questions

Weeks of 16 September to 13 October 2024

Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 14/10/2024

🇦🇺 MPs and senators are visiting 🇨🇳 on the first parliamentary delegation since November 2019. What’s the significance of the visit and what does it mean for 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 relations? BCB in Brief: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB in Brief: Australian parliamentary delegation visits China

This edition of BCB in Brief is for paid subscribers.

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 14/10/2024

The 🇦🇺 parliamentary delegation to 🇨🇳 is slated to visit a solar & wind manufacturer in Beijing. No details of which firm, but I wonder if we'll see 🇨🇳 companies like Beijing Energy Int. or Trina Solar get their sizeable investments in 🇦🇺 approved? www.linkedin.com/posts/jerome...

Jerome Laxale MP on LinkedIn: Sunday in Beijing saw us visit some sights and also do a bit of work…

Sunday in Beijing saw us visit some sights and also do a bit of work before a manic 3-4 days to come. Yesterday we got to see the Great Wall and the…

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 11/10/2024

Oddly, the 🇦🇺 PM's 🦞 news wasn’t mentioned in the 🇨🇳 gov leader meeting readout, 🇨🇳 MFA didn’t engage much on the issue & many major 🇨🇳 news outlets said little to nothing about it. Doesn’t necessarily mean the 🇦🇺 PM was getting ahead of himself. But it's prima facie peculiar.

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 10/10/2024

🇦🇺 Prime Minister Albanese today announced an agreement w/ 🇨🇳 Premier Li for Beijing to remove its politically motivated trade restriction on 🇦🇺 🦞. What does this mean for 🦞 exporters, 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 trade ties & the broader bilat relationship? BCB in Brief: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB in Brief: China to remove trade restrictions on Australian live lobster

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 27/09/2024

🇦🇺 Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been in 🇨🇳, 🇦🇺 has confirmed that it won’t impose tariffs on 🇨🇳 EVs, and an 🇦🇺 navy vessel has transited the Taiwan Strait with 🇯🇵 + 🇳🇿. What does all this mean for 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 ties? BCB in Brief: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB in Brief: Chalmers in China, no tariffs on Chinese EVs, and a Taiwan Strait transit

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 25/09/2024

🇦🇺’s + 🇨🇳’s foreign ministers meet face-to-face for the 7th time since 2022 & 🇦🇺 signs up to a 🇺🇸-led push to create critical minerals supply chains that don’t rely on 🇨🇳. What’re the implications for 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 relations? BCB in Brief: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB in Brief: Foreign ministers meet and more bad news for Chinese investors in Australian critical minerals

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 24/09/2024

🇨🇳's Trina Solar is planning a $400 million battery project in Western 🇦🇺. One to watch for 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 ties. 🇨🇳 has long complained about the treatment of its businesses. & Trina Solar has been linked to forced labour + project likely to attract 🇦🇺 scrutiny. www.energy-storage.news/trina-solar-...

energy-storage.news

Trina Solar submits plans for 2.6GWh BESS in Western Australia

Trina Solar has submitted a planning application for a 660MW/2,640MWh BESS in Wellesley, in the Shire of Harvey, Western Australia.

Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 30/07/2024

Beijing to Canberra and Back (8-28 July 2024): 1️⃣ 🇦🇺’s 🍷 exports to 🇨🇳 surge (alcoholic beverages exports in May 2024 were circa ✖️23 the value in May 2023) 2️⃣ When will 🇨🇳 lift restrictions on 🇦🇺 🦞? 3️⃣ Debating the meaning of 🇦🇺’s one-China policy beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/wine-expor...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

Wine exports, the latest on lobster, and one-China policies and principles

Weeks of 8 to 28 July 2024

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 12/07/2024

Beijing to Canberra and Back (weeks of 17-ish June to 7 July): 1️⃣ The long-delayed but still likely removal of 🇨🇳’s restrictions on 🇦🇺 🦞 2️⃣ 🇨🇳 spreads more disinformation about 🇦🇺’s one-China policy 3️⃣ 🇨🇳 diplomats in 🇦🇺 amplify anti-🇹🇼 messages beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/live-lobst...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

Live lobster exports, more one-China disinformation, and anti-Taiwan messages

Weeks of 17-ish June to 7 July 2024

Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 09/07/2024

🇦🇺 (w/ 🇺🇸, 🇬🇧, 🇨🇦, 🇳🇿, 🇩🇪, 🇰🇷 & 🇯🇵) has issued an advisory about 🇨🇳’s cyberattacks. What’s the significance of this advisory and what does it mean for 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 relations? BCB in Brief: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB in Brief: Australia issues advisory about China's cyberattacks

The full version of this edition of BCB in Brief is for paid subscribers. You can upgrade to a paid subscription here: What happened Australia on 9 July issued an advisory about the threat posed by th...

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 21/06/2024

Beijing to Canberra and Back (3 to 16-ish June): 1️⃣ Wrap up of 🇨🇳 Premier Li Qiang’s 🇦🇺 trip 2️⃣ 🇨🇳 likely to remove trade restrictions on 🇦🇺 🦞 in coming weeks 3️⃣ Does 🇦🇺 have a de facto ban on 🇨🇳 investments in its critical minerals miners & refiners? beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/the-premie...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

The Premier's visit, live lobster update, and China's investments in critical minerals

Fortnight of 3 to 16-ish June 2024

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

What’s the significance of 🇨🇳 Premier Li Qiang’s visit to 🇦🇺 later this week & what’s likely to happen next in the 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 relationship? BCB in Brief: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB in Brief: Premier Li Qiang to visit Australia

Next week’s edition of the free fortnightly BCB newsletter will include a wrap-up of Premier Li Qiang’s visit to Australia. In the meantime, this visit preview is for paid subscribers. You can upgrade...

Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 07/06/2024

Beijing to Canberra and Back (13 May to 2 June): 1️⃣ 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 relationship stabilisation despite drama 2️⃣ 🇦🇺’s 🇨🇳 choice on 🇺🇦 gets sharper as 🇨🇳 businesses continue to aid 🇷🇺’s war effort 3️⃣ The Albanese government’s deceptive politicisation of 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 ties beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/stabilisat...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

Stabilisation despite drama, Australia's China choice on Ukraine, and politicising bilateral ties

Weeks of 13 May to 2 June 2024

Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 03/06/2024

🇦🇺 has ordered 🇨🇳 + 🇨🇳-linked entities & individuals to divest from the rare-earth elements miner Northern Minerals. What does it say about 🇦🇺’s approach to 🇨🇳 + critical minerals & what does it mean for bilateral ties? BCB in Brief: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB in Brief: Australia orders China-linked entities to divest from rare-earth miner

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 31/05/2024

The implications for 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 ties of 🇨🇳’s removal of more trade restrictions on 🇦🇺 red meat exporters & 🇨🇳’s latest effort to spread disinformation about 🇦🇺’s engagement w/ 🇹🇼. BCB in Brief: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB in Brief: Red meat exporters regain trade access and Taiwan disinformation

The full version of this edition of BCB in Brief is for paid subscribers. You can upgrade to a paid subscription here: What happened The Australian government announced on 30 May that China had lifted...

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 21/05/2024

The bathymetric profile of 🇨🇳’s seaboard via Geoscience Australia. Gives a sense of why 🇨🇳 might want to get its SSBNs on Hainan to the deeper waters of the northern South China Sea & why 🇦🇺’s AUKUS SSNs might be used to (among others things) help track 🇨🇳’s SSBNs there.

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 19/05/2024

Beijing to Canberra and Back (29 April to 12 May): 1️⃣ 🇦🇺’s optimism about the removal of 🇨🇳’s last two trade restrictions on 🦞 & 🥩 2️⃣ Moderate longer-term expectations about 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 relations 3️⃣ The uncompelling economic case for 🇨🇳 in the CPTPP beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/australias...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

Australia's export optimism, more security tensions, and China's CPTPP numbers

Fortnight of 29 April to 12 May 2024

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 17/05/2024

A group of 🇦🇺 federal parliamentarians are headed to 🇹🇼 for the 20 May presidential inauguration. Here’s my assessment of why it matters & what it means for 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 relations: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB in Brief: Australian parliamentarians to attend Taiwan's presidential inauguration

The full version of this edition of BCB in Brief is for paid subscribers. You can upgrade to a paid subscription here: What happened On 16 May, the ABC reported that a group of up to four Australian f...

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 15/05/2024

🇨🇳 has responded to the Four Corners episode: It hopes 🇦🇺 media outlets will "take concrete actions to keep bilateral rels on a steady & sound course". Here's my assessment of what this latest story of 🇨🇳’s transnational repression means for 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 ties: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB in Brief: ABC report on China’s transnational repression

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 10/05/2024

Today is the last opportunity to make a submission to the Senate inquiry into 🇦🇺's support for 🇺🇦: www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...

Australian support for Ukraine

Australian support for Ukraine

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 07/05/2024

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined criticisms of 🇨🇳’s dangerous intercept of an 🇦🇺 helicopter. Meanwhile, more details have emerged about past 🇨🇳 cyberattacks on 🇦🇺 parliamentarians. What does this mean for 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 relations? BCB in Brief: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB in Brief: Parliamentary cyberattack and dangerous military intercept

The full version of this edition of BCB in Brief is for paid subscribers. You can upgrade to a paid subscription here: What happened Australia revealed on 6 May that two days earlier a People’s Libera...

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 07/05/2024

"Every month, 🇨🇳 is exporting over $300 million worth of dual-use products identified ... as 'high priority' items necessary for 🇷🇺’s weapons production." Yet 🇦🇺 still hasn't joined 🇺🇸, 🇬🇧 & 🇪🇺 sanctions against 🇨🇳 companies aiding 🇷🇺's war effort. carnegieendowment.org/politika/92367

carnegieendowment.org

Behind the Scenes: China’s Increasing Role in Russia’s Defense Industry

While China may not want to upend ties with Europe and the United States, it seeks to ensure that Russia remains a stable strategic partner. Providing Russia with dual-use components rather than finis...

Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 06/05/2024

Beijing to Canberra and Back (8-28 April): 1️⃣ 🇨🇳’s last trade restrictions on 🇦🇺 🦞&🥩 likely to fall (in weeks/months) 2️⃣ 🇦🇺’s response to 🇺🇸 effort to force 🇨🇳 company ByteDance to divest from TikTok 3️⃣ What are 🇦🇺’s options if 🇺🇸 bans TikTok? beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/chinas-las...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

China's last trade restrictions and the Australian angle on the TikTok fight

Weeks of 8 to 28 April 2024

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 30/04/2024

🇦🇺 Treasurer to announce “major overhaul” of foreign investment framework. 🇦🇺 gov. is “worried about losing control of supply chains … & losing resilience where there is the capacity for interference." Even tougher times ahead for 🇨🇳 investments in 🇦🇺. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04...

'Capacity for interference' behind government overhaul of foreign investment

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Australia is ready to embark upon a major overhaul of its foreign investment regulations to ensure critical industries, minerals and the national interest are not put at ri...

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 27/04/2024

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 11/04/2024

Beijing to Canberra and Back (25 Mar. to 7 Apr.): 1️⃣ 🇨🇳 removes 🍷 duties + trade restrictions on 🦞 & 🥩 to go 2️⃣ 🇦🇺 likely to maintain cautious 🇨🇳 policy in 2024 3️⃣ What would 🇦🇺’s 🇨🇳 policy look like if the Coalition wins the next federal election? beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/trade-rela...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

Trade relationship repair, China policy caution, and the Coalition’s approach

Fortnight of 25 March to 7 April 2024

Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 09/04/2024

🇦🇺, 🇬🇧 & 🇺🇸 “are considering cooperation w/ 🇯🇵 on AUKUS Pillar II.” & 🇺🇸 DepSec of State Campbell says AUKUS submarines could be deployed “in cross-strait circumstances.” How does 🇨🇳 see all this & what does it mean for 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 ties? BCB in Brief: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB in Brief: The evolution of AUKUS and Australian submarines in Taiwan scenarios

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 08/04/2024

🇦🇺 political divisions on sanctions against 🇨🇳 & 🇮🇱: ➡️ The Coalition & Greens want to sanction 🇨🇳 officials & entities Vs. Labor unwillingness ➡️ The Greens want to sanction the "entire 🇮🇱 war cabinet" Vs. Labor & Coalition unwillingness/support for 🇮🇱 parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/dow...

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 05/04/2024

An 🇮🇳 intelligence officer recounting apparent high-level discussions about “lessons learned” from 🇸🇦’s murder of Jamal Khashoggi: “One senior [intelligence] officer [in PM Modi’s office] said in a meeting that if Saudis can do this, why not us?” www.theguardian.com/world/2024/a...

theguardian.com

Indian government ordered killings in Pakistan, intelligence officials claim

Allegations of up to 20 assassinations since 2020 follow Canada’s accusation of Delhi role in murders of dissidents

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 05/04/2024

Even Xinhua is now promoting the prospects for 🇦🇺 wine in 🇨🇳: english.news.cn/20240404/78c...

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 04/04/2024

A bipartisan 🇦🇺 parliamentary delegation will head to 🇹🇼 on Sunday. The same day, 🇦🇺 will join the 🇺🇸, 🇯🇵 & 🇵🇭 for joint naval exercises in the South China Sea. How will Beijing react & what will these developments mean for 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 relations? BCB in Brief: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB in Brief: Australian parliamentarians in Taiwan and South China Sea exercises

The full version of this edition of BCB in Brief is for paid subscribers. You can upgrade to a paid subscription here: What happened On Thursday, 4 April, The Australian revealed that a bipartisan del...

Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 04/04/2024

From the PJCIS Review of 🇦🇺's Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme (FITS): "The statistics of activity under the FITS to date show that ‘…the vast majority of registrations do cover entities linked with 🇨🇳 ... with 130 registered activities currently’." apo.org.au/node/326160

Review of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018

The Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme was introduced in 2018 with the purpose of bringing transparency to activities undertaken on behalf of foreign principals, particularly where those activities...

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 02/04/2024

"Xi Jinping’s Taiwan policy arguably exhibits a degree of impatience not seen since the later days of Jiang Zemin’s reign, or even since Mao’s last efforts to test the waters of military invasion, culminating in the 1958 Quemoy crisis." press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/pr...

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 30/03/2024

🇨🇳 has removed its duties on 🇦🇺 bottled wine. What does it mean for bilateral ties & what’s coming next in the 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 relationship? BCB in Brief: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB in Brief: China removes duties on Australian wine

All subscribers will continue receiving the free fortnightly BCB newsletter. The next edition of which will be published the week of 8 April. In the meantime, the full version of this edition of BCB i...

Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 30/03/2024

Two Australian icons

Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 27/03/2024

🇦🇺 has in the last two days expressed “serious concerns” about 🇨🇳’s actions in the South China Sea & cyberspace. The WTO also took issue with 🇦🇺’s anti-dumping measures on 🇨🇳 wind towers. What does all this mean for 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 relations? BCB in Brief: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

beijing2canberra.substack.com

BCB in Brief: Australia's cyber and South China Sea statements and WTO proceedings

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 27/03/2024

Beijing to Canberra and Back (4-24 March 2024): 1️⃣ Key takeaways from the 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 foreign ministerial meeting 2️⃣ Next steps in 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 relationship repair (trade restrictions to go & more high-level diplomacy) 3️⃣ Are 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 relations stabilising or normalising? beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/a-minister...

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A ministerial meeting, next steps in relationship repair, and stabilisation Vs. normalisation

Weeks of 4 to 24 March 2024

Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 26/03/2024

🇦🇺’s Treasury Wine Estates (ASX:TWE) reached a more than 6-month high after 🇨🇳’s interim draft determination on wine duties. Seems likely to bump up again in the coming days w/ 🇨🇳 all but certain to announce plans for removal of wine duties before 31 March. NB I don’t hold TWE.

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Benjamin Herscovitch 郝杰明 @bherscovitch.bsky.social · 21/03/2024

What's the significance of the 🇦🇺-🇨🇳 foreign ministers' meeting and what're the likely next steps in bilateral relationship repair? BCB in Brief: beijing2canberra.substack.com/p/bcb-in-bri...

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BCB in Brief: Australian and Chinese foreign ministers meet

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