John Garnaut
John Garnaut is Fairfax Media's China correspondent. John graduated in law and arts from Monash University and worked for three years as a commercial lawyer at Melbourne firm Hall & Wilcox before joining the Sydney Morning Herald as a cadet in 2002. He became the Economics Correspondent in the Canberra press gallery and in 2007 was posted to Beijing.
Beijing's blanket of smog sparks fresh idea
John Garnaut, Beijing A Chinese entrepreneur is selling fresh air in soft drink cans, similar to bottled drinking water, as north China is once again choking in toxic smog.
Toxic air blocks out the sun in Beijing
John Garnaut A blanket of toxic air that has blocked out the sun across most of north China is dominating social media and looming as a serious health and political challeng
US Pacific build-up gets nod in Beijing snub
John Garnaut, Beijing 'Rebalancing' of American military in the Pacific promises to deepen rivalries with China.
Copyright convention spooks Beijing's pirates
John Garnaut, Beijing Beijing has been struck by a desperate shortage of pirated DVDs, clothes and handbags.
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Beijing warned its belligerence on islands is ruining relations with Tokyo
John Garnaut BEIJING: A leading figure in Japanese international relations who helped mend fences with China in the 1980s says Beijing's ''diplomatic shock and awe campaign'' over disputed islands in the East...
Beijing envoy's veiled dig at Rudd
John Garnaut AUSTRALIA'S ambassador to Beijing has slammed the lack of China literacy inside Australia's corridors of power, while reserving his most stinging rebuke for those who speak Chinese but "do not...
Beijing demands Gillard's respect
John Garnaut CHINA has urged the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, to study its ''tremendous progress on human rights'' and ''show basic respect'' as she begins her most testing outing on the international stage.
All the toys, but can China fight?
John Garnaut, Beijing China's Xi Jinping has warned his corruption-riddled military to clean up its act and be ready for battle.
Leader's ploy more than naval gazing
John Garnaut Every morning at 6am, more than two dozen of the world's leading submarine watchers, aviation experts, government specialists, imagery analysts, cryptanalysts, and linguists gather at the...
Pilots lose as China flies closer to sun
John Garnaut The People's Liberation Army Air Force plane drifted past a city and seemed to float, like a leaf, before exploding on a mudflat where the Shandong Peninsular juts out into the Yellow Sea.
Opportunity knocks with new leaders' forum with China
Mark Kenny, John Garnaut in Shanghai Australia and China have agreed to top level strategic talks to strengthen and provide direction to an economically crucial relationship which also presents vast opportunities.
Crisis only a phone call away
John Garnaut It's not quite the nuclear hotline out of Dr Strangelove, and nor is this the Cold War, but Beijing and Washington are inching towards the sort of military communication that both sides hope might...
We value your call: US and China test hotline
John Garnaut It's not quite the nuclear hotline out of Dr Strangelove, and nor is this the Cold War, but Beijing and Washington are inching towards the sort of military communication that both sides hope might...
The end of the line
John Garnaut A well-placed phone call on a Cold War-style defence hotline might prevent full-blown conflict between China and the US.
Fears Xi's push on Japan poses showdown risk
John Garnaut BEIJING: China's aggressive pursuit of territorial claims against Japan in recent months is directly linked to the efforts of new leader Xi Jinping to rally the military around him, associates and...
Support for Bo grows before China's 'trial of the century'
John Garnaut BEIJING: The purge of Bo Xilai is in danger of losing momentum as the maverick political star remains defiant and associates question the fairness of keeping him in jail while other tainted leaders...
'Second Generation Red' fall in behind Xi Jinping
John Garnaut Nostalgic and disillusioned sections of the Communist Party’s "red aristocracy” have rallied strongly behind the new leader, Xi Jinping, in gatherings over the Spring Festival break.
'Red aristocracy' backs leader's vision for future
John Garnaut Members of the Chinese Communist Party's 'red aristocracy' rally behind the country's new leader, Xi Jinping.
Chinese general dives in deep end on social media
John Garnaut China's most famous sabre-rattling general has picked the fight of his life online.
Crusading general ducks for cover as fellow bloggers return fire
John Garnaut BEIJING: China's most famous sabre-rattling general has turned uncharacteristically silent after a bruising first foray on the ''battleground'' of online public opinion.
