Introducing our new columnist Fred Zhang, who brings you his take on the way the Australian media reports and/or mis- and under- reports on China.
Last week, we saw yet another masterclass in how News Corp reduces complex geopolitical realities into blunt instruments of fear.
News Corp’s China obsession: why beating the drum is easier than thinking
First, The Australian’s Greg Brown pressed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the National Press Club to declare China a national security threat – offering voters a binary where there should be nuance.