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.
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...
Japan's PM condemns targeting of warship
John Garnaut BEIJING: The Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has denounced China for a ''dangerous'' escalation of a stand-off in the East China Sea, after accusations that Chinese vessels had aimed missile...
China, Japan on the brink
John Garnaut Chinese warships have pointed missile radars at Japanese military targets, Japan says.
Warships target Japan as standoff intensifies
John Garnaut CHINESE warships have aimed missile radars at Japanese military targets in what Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called ''a dangerous action that could lead to unforeseen consequences''.
Heat rises in China-Japan islands row
John Garnaut Beijing IT IS likely that President Hu Jintao first met Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda during a momentous gesture of reconciliation in 1984.
Japan warns of nuclear safety 'myth'
John Garnaut The Japanese Prime Minister warned a nuclear security summit yesterday that the world must not be lulled into a ''myth of safety'', following lessons learnt from the tsunami and nuclear meltdown at...
Trade fears as China denies restricting exports to Japan
John Garnaut BEIJING: The Chinese government has denied blocking the export of valuable rare earth minerals to Japan, a move which has the potential to escalate a diplomatic dispute between the two countries into...
China's row with Japan threatens to escalate
John Garnaut HERALD CORRESPONDENT BEIJING: The stand-off between China and Japan over an incident in the East China Sea has flared into a nationalistic campaign, with commentators calling for China to conduct military drills in the...
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...
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...
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.
Gillard urges closer Asian ties to ease tensions
John Garnaut and Mark Kenny The consequences of major power conflict in the Asia Pacific are becoming increasingly severe, Prime Minister Julia Gillard says.
China backs sanctions to ward off US
John Garnaut Beijing: China's support for tougher sanctions against North Korea has been prompted in part by concerns of an evolving US-anchored missile defence system on its borders, say Chinese and Western...
'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.
'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.
Day will come when we must choose US or China
John Garnaut Within two decades the US will be forced out of the western Pacific, says a high-ranking Chinese military officer, amid concerns that increasingly militarised great power rivalry could lead to war.
China colonel raises nuclear spectre
John Garnaut, Beijing A Chinese military officer has raised the spectre of nuclear weapons and warned Australia not to side with the United States and Japan as a territorial dispute in the East China Sea continues to...
Shun US 'tiger' and Japanese 'wolf', Chinese colonel warns
John Garnaut A Chinese military officer has raised the spectre of nuclear weapons and warned Australia not to side with the United States and Japan as a territorial dispute in the East China Sea continues to...
Canned air for sale in China, as blanket of smog returns
John Garnaut Canned fresh air sold as pollution worsens in China.
