John Power, Author at Asia Times

Protestors carry placards in front of the Parliament House in Canberra in December 2016 demanding the closure of offshore detention camps for refugees. Photo: AFP

Australia, Middle East, Oceania, World

Where’s best for refugees in the US-Australia ‘people swap’?

by John Power April 26, 2017April 27, 2017

Last November, the Australian government announced that the United States had agreed to resettle refugees languishing at its off-shore processing centers. As part of the arrangement Australia would accept asylum seekers at US-backed camps in Costa Rica. For the center-right government in Canberra, the deal, struck with former President Barack Obama but announced after Donald […]

Around a dozen Chinese fugitives are believed to have fled to Australia. Photo: iStock

Australia, Beijing, China, France, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Almost 40 countries have extradition treaties with China

by John Power March 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/David Gray

Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Oceania, World

Scuppered extradition treaty shows limits of China-Australia ties

by John Power March 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Graffiti in Sydney. Photo: wiredforlego via Flickr

AT Finance, Australia, Malaysia, Oceania, World

Australia moves to weaken hate speech laws

by John Power March 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Sydney protester tells Trump to go for coffee. Photo: Reuters

Australia, Middle East, Oceania, World

Trump puts Australian immigration in the spotlight

by John Power March 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Same old song: Samsung Group's Jay Y. Lee leaves a Seoul court hearing. Public outrage at the latest scandal involving the country's chaebol may finally force real reforms... or not. Photo: Reuters

Northeast Asia, South Korea

Samsung chief escapes arrest, but not fully in the clear yet

by John Power January 19, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un smiles as he visits Sohae Space Center in Cholsan County, North Pyongan province for the testing of a new engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Specter of military option for North Korea on the rise

by John Power January 5, 2017February 18, 2020

A crack in strong ties? US President Barack Obama and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull meet during the Apec Summit in Lima, Peru November 20, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

In Trump’s shadow, Australia sees China pave path on trade

by John Power December 2, 2016February 18, 2020

The Royal Australian Navy's HMAS Waller (SSG 75), a Collins-class diesel-electric submarine, is seen in Sydney Harbour. Photo: AFP

Australia, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Korea, World

Australia vexed over future of its security alliance with US

by John Power November 16, 2016February 18, 2020

Protesters wearing cut-outs of South Korean President Park Geun-hye (right) and her close friend Choi Soon-sil attend a protest denouncing influence-peddling. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Germany, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Park’s fall from grace is just business as usual in S. Korea

by John Power October 31, 2016October 31, 2016

The specter of Chinese influence has become a constant source of headlines in Australia. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic

Australia, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Oceania, South Asia, World

Growing China ties spark concern for ‘Aussie values’

by John Power October 9, 2016February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is pictured during a test-fire of strategic submarine-launched ballistic missile. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea sees nuclear power status within reach

by John Power September 18, 2016February 18, 2020

Australia, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea

Chinese political donations highlight Australian anxieties, lax law

by John Power August 24, 2016August 24, 2016

A protester holds a placard during a rally in support of refugees in central Sydney, Australia

AT Finance, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea

Australia ignores asylum seekers’ plight

by John Power August 17, 2016August 17, 2016

Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Comfort women statue exposes rift between Japanese, Koreans in Australia

by John Power August 4, 2016August 4, 2016

Australia’s former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, gestures at a news conference at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices in Brisbane, Australia February 24, 2012. REUTERS/Renee Melides/File Photo

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

China-friendly Aussie ex-PM fails in UN Secretary General bid

by John Power July 29, 2016

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Australia straddles close ties with US & Beijing on South China Sea ruling

by John Power July 15, 2016July 15, 2016

AT Finance, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea

Election success for Australia’s far-right fans fears of economic fallout in Asia

by John Power July 11, 2016July 11, 2016

AT Finance, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Ahead of Australian election, champion of anti-Asian politics looms in the wings

by John Power June 24, 2016June 24, 2016

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam

Pro-Beijing activism by ethnic Chinese in Australia stirs unease

by John Power May 12, 2016

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