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China's presence in the Pacific is often viewed in the context of geopolitical tension and rivalry. But Chinese people have been in the region for generations — these are their stories. 

Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have been caught on a live microphone talking about the potential of medicine to extend human life spans and "perhaps even achieve immortality".

Beijing is launching a charm offensive aimed at the younger generation of Australians — because shaping minds today means shaping alliances tomorrow.

The prime minister's visit to Beijing featured an unusual one-on-one meal with China's most powerful man. It's significant in more ways than one.

China has condemned the US strikes on Iran and pushed a ceasefire proposal at the UN. But its actions are more about defending its own interest than shaping the war. 

General He Weidong, China's second-ranking military official and a co-vice-chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission, has not been seen in public since March.

Hundreds of pages of secret documents leaked to the ABC provide a rare glimpse into how human censors and AI erase references to Beijing's violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in 1989.  

The trip follows a warm letter of congratulations from China's leader following Anthony Albanese's election win.

While the 90-day tariff truce between China and the US is seen as a relief, at the heart of the stand-off is a clash between Donald Trump's America First vision and Xi Jinping's Chinese Dream.

The US president says he could speak to China's President Xi Jinping by the end of the week, after the two countries agreed to a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs.