John Quiggin

Australia is dreaming away Asia Pacific realities

January 26, 2026January 9, 2026 by John Quiggin

The world is recognizing that reliance on either China or the US is a dangerous mistake

LandSpace recovers Zhuque-3 booster, then loses it to post-landing fire
Zhipu’s GLM-5.3-Flash runs on ~100,000 Chinese chips — and confirms the ‘Ox’ mystery model
‘Toothless’ ASEAN is losing its faith in the US
Trade tensions with Beijing reach a ‘breaking ‘point’
China and the US draw up the final frontier battle lines