Articles by Michael Sainsbury

The Chinese economy is no longer growing at a rate of knots. Will the new leadership succeed with economic reform — and what would happen to Australia if they don’t?

Julia Gillard wraps up a five-day trip to China with a deal that sees the bilateral relationship move up a notch. It’s a solid win which comes after too much neglect and hamfistedness from Australian PMs in their dealings with China.

Julia Gillard is on her second trip to China as PM. There are tentative signs of the relationship improving, but a key topic behind the scenes is how to address Australia’s uncertainty over China. Our correspondent is in Bo’ao.

China’s annual “Parliament” is underway and all eyes are on the country’s two new leaders. Will the new guard shift the focus from internal stability towards economic reform? You might have to wait to find out.

Julia Gillard will take centre stage at a high-profile economic forum in China in two months. The Middle Kingdom may help shape Australia’s election campaign, so the trip is significant.

Rio chief Tom Albanese has been eased out after a series of failures. But in appointing Sam Walsh to stand in, has Rio Tinto learnt from its mistakes?

While Rio Tinto’s executives bask in the friendly climes of London, Perth and Singapore, it’s in Mongolia — one of the unforgiving lands where the it digs up its treasure — Rio has again orchestrated its own crisis.

China’s leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping has taken his first tour. Eschewing pomp, he has recreated a famous tour by a former president. Meet the “secretive seven” who will rule China next year.