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Kevin Rudd

Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd
Australian politician Kevin Rudd replaced his former deputy Julia Gillard as prime minister and leader of the Labor Party on 27 June 2013. Rudd previously served as prime minister from 2007 to 2010 and leader of the Labor Party from 2006 to 2010. A former diplomat and Chinese-speaker, Rudd is the first former Australian prime minister to return to office since Robert Menzies in 1949.
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21 Sep 1957
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Australia’s ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, is stepping down a year earlier than expected and is returning to lead the Asia Society think tank. Photo: TNS
United States

Not ‘Trump-compatible’? China expert Rudd exits Australia’s US ambassador role

Kevin ‌Rudd left his post a year ‍earlier than planned following criticism from US President Donald Trump at White House meeting in October.

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Australia

Australian ambassador hated by Trump to leave US post early

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US-China relations

‘Hawkish’ interpretations rise as US, China discourse gets lost in translation

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Australia

Doing ‘fantastic job’: Australian PM defends envoy Rudd amid Trump’s dislike

The prime minister described comments by the US president that he does not like the diplomat as ‘lighthearted’.

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US President Donald Trump (left) with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House in Washington on Monday. Photo: Xinhua
Australia

Trump’s return sparks fears over Aukus submarine deal and Indo-Pacific stability

While some analysts believe the alliance remains strong, others fear Trump’s transactional approach could lead to instability.

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US-China relations

US official defends mix of diplomacy and competition with China in Indo-Pacific

Daniel Kritenbrink of State Department says dealing with Beijing in the region requires ‘intense’ statecraft and communications.

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US-China relations

‘Differing US and Chinese objectives will limit Xi-Biden meeting outcomes’

Singapore arrived at its positions on China-US relations ‘not because we want to please one side or the other, but because of our own particular circumstances’, says envoy to US Lui Tuck Yew.

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Ambassadors to the US from Australia, Singapore and France say expectations of a Biden-Xi breakthrough must be tempered while each side approached their countries’ bilateral relationship with a different lens and goals. Photo: AP
Australia

Australia panned ‘ridiculous’ Aukus delays. Now Britain is asking questions too

The head of Britain ’s Royal Navy has joined Australia in questioning US bureaucratic hurdles facing the three-country Aukus project to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines.

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US-China relations

Opinion | Biden is pushing China towards a conflict it doesn’t want

Washington’s policy shift on China, instigated by Trump, has only grown more pronounced under Biden, who has taken pains to shore up US alliances. With the US also threatening Beijing’s red line on Taiwan, retaliation is all but inevitable.

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Year in Review

This Year in Asia: sex is out, weed is in, China’s set to reopen, BTS enlists

Southeast Asia was in the spotlight with Anwar Ibrahim finally becoming Malaysia’s prime minister, while Singapore repealed its anti-gay law Section 377A.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with his daughter Ju-ae. Photo: via EPA-EFE
Australia

Opinion | Rudd, Australia’s new envoy to US, could find diplomatic life constricting

In his new role as envoy to the US, former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd will have to refit his controlling leadership style to suit working for political masters who once served as his ministers.

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Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at a Labor Party rally during the federal election campaign in Brisbane, Australia, in May. Rudd will be the next ambassador to the US. Photo: AP
Australia

Rudd’s China nous will inject nuance into US-Australia ties, Aukus pact

Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd could help US, Australia, China adopt ‘more realistic and pragmatic approach’ towards managing their ties, experts say.

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Australia

Australia names ‘eminent’ China expert Kevin Rudd as new US ambassador

Rudd, who speaks fluent Mandarin, completed a doctorate on the world view of China’s President Xi Jinping this year. His appointment comes as Canberra and Washington are deepening security cooperation in response to a rising China.

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Jiang Zemin

China’s economic rise under Jiang Zemin offered lessons that resonate today

When China was at a critical crossroads in 1989, Jiang helped lay the groundwork for an economic transformation, and it largely hinged on improving relations with Western countries.

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Former US president Bill Clinton meets with his Chinese counterpart, Jiang Zemin, during a visit to China in 1998. Photo: Reuters
Australia

China will be ‘on its way’ out of zero-Covid by mid-2023, predicts Kevin Rudd

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said there are indications China will emulate a ‘Hong Kong model’ in its zero-Covid policy, with an easing of restrictions by the middle of 2023.

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Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd speaks during the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, on Thursday. Photo: Bloomberg
Pacific nations

Pacific nations don’t need West’s ‘lectures’ about China ties, Kevin Rudd says

Rudd’s comments come as Western nations criticise the Solomon Islands-China security deal that they believe will lead to Beijing bolstering its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

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China's economic recovery

What does an ex-Australian PM think is China’s ‘elephant in the room’?

Former Australian prime minister says China is dealing with ‘self-inflicted’ problems, including ‘poor policy choices’, and that economic growth is the Communist Party’s top challenge this year.

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Talking Post with Yonden Lhatoo

Video | Kevin Rudd on risk of U.S.-China war

Talking Post: Kevin Rudd unpacks the risk of war between China and the US with Yonden Lhatoo
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China-Australia relations

Xi’s foreign policy behind worsening China-Australia ties: Turnbull, Rudd

The former Australian prime ministers also blamed hawkish government ministers and conservative media for inflaming tensions with Beijing.

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Australia

Opinion | Indian-Australians have long been subjected to racism

The travel ban on India has stranded at least 9,000 Australians, but why? Such drastic steps weren’t taken when the US, Britain and Europe were going through similarly deadly and infectious outbreaks, says Sukhmani Khorana.

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China-Australia relations

Ripping up Chinese firm’s 99-year Darwin Port lease could cost Australia

A revocation of the deal on national security grounds could have serious financial and commercial ramifications, but experts say there is no ‘immediate imperative’ to terminate the lease.

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Australia will review the 99-year lease of Darwin Port by a Chinese firm, on national security grounds. Photo: Shutterstock
Taiwan

Pompeo laying ‘landmines’ on Taiwan policy, former Australian leader says

Kevin Rudd also says the US secretary of state has been ‘salting the earth in the US-China relationship’.

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Kevin Rudd said the US secretary of state was “laying a whole series of landmines” for the incoming Biden administration. Photo: EPA-EFE
China-Australia relations

Scott Morrison criticised for not directly condemning Senator who asked Chinese-Australians to denounce CCP

Asian-Australians are asking why their Prime Minister did not issue a stronger response to his party colleague Eric Abetz’s ‘McCarthyist racism’.

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Australia

Ex-PM Rudd among critics of senator who questioned Chinese-Australians’ loyalty

Senator Eric Abetz demanded that three Chinese-Australians denounce the CCP during an inquiry, sparking accusations he was waging a ‘McCarthyist campaign’.

Australia

US-China conflict a ‘real danger’ within months, ex-Australia PM warns

Kevin Rudd’s remarks came in a wide-ranging talk he gave touching on the South China Sea, Taiwan, his successor’s China failures and the danger of diplomatic disengagement.

Flags of China and the US seen on a cracked background. Photo: Shutterstock
China economy

Opinion | Will China really reform its economy this time?

The government cannot pursue stimulus like it did in 2008 as piling on more debt would aggravate the risks to the economy. Significant economic reforms are needed to level the global playing field and prevent many foreign players from packing up and leaving China.

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Coronavirus pandemic

Opinion | China can show the world what a green economic revival looks like

China is banking on infrastructure to build its way to recovery. How it does so will decide whether it forges a green revival or a carbon-intensive future. Beijing has a chance to show it can be a responsible environmental steward.

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Australia

The Manus Island refugee who wrote a book via WhatsApp and SMS

Kurdish migrant Behrouz Boochani has forged an unlikely career from a Pacific detention centre – as an author, speaker and human rights campaigner

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