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Russian retirees heading to China - Audio feature from Connect Asia program 21/12/2007
 listen windows media >In the late 1960s China and the then Soviet Union nearly came to blows during which Moscow threatened to use tactical nuclear weapons. Now China's new wealth is becoming an attraction for Russian retirees, and they're moving their roubles across the border, breaking tradition and creating new issues for a nation with its own migration problems. Presenter - Adam Connors Speaker - Kirill Nourzhanov, Far East Russia expert at Australia National University; Dr Tsuneo Akaha, editor of Crossing National Borders: Human Migration Issues in Northeast Asia. Pressure on China currency from EU Summit - Audio feature from Connect Asia program
listen windows media >China is the target of growing disapproval in Europe, over Beijing's weak currency and growing trade surplus. As the annual EU-China summit wound up in Beijing, European leaders warned their Chinese counterparts that their economic relationship is becoming unsustainable. They've called for faster action from Beijing to boost the currency, or risk retaliation in the form of higher import tarriffs. Speaking in Beijing, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said Europe's trade relationship with China is suffering from a growing imbalance. The EU's trade deficit with China of more than $US200 billion this year is becoming a touchy political issue, even as economic and business ties deepen. Presenter - Karon Snowdon Speaker - Richard Gibbs, the Global Head of Economics with the Macquarie Group China Extradition treaties sought with Western states - Audio feature from Connect Asia program 27/09/2007
listen windows media >Over the past 20 years, China has signed extradition treaties with more than 20 nations, most of them from developing countries. Now, Beijing is seeking to forge similar arrangements with Western states, with a view to repatriating and prosecuting corrupt officials. Concerns over Russia-China security pact - Audio feature from Connect Asia program 15/08/2007
listen windows media >China's President Hu Jintao has begun a week-long tour of former Soviet republics in Central Asia. His first stop was Kyrgyzstan, on China's western borders, where he signed a range of anti-terrorism, economic, and cultural agreements. Developed world 'rethinking' globalisation - Audio feature from AM program 21/07/2007
listen windows media >For the past decade, one of the big economic buzzwords has been globalisation and it's critical role in tearing down trade barriers around the world. But the seemingly unstoppable rise of China and India as challengers to the domination of the United States and Europe has started a debate on whether globalisation has gone too far. In particular, the current economic superpowers are worried about control of oil and other resources being sapped by China's demand. Presenter - Peter Ryan Speaker - Mark Thirlwell, head of economics at the Lowy Institute |
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