China's AI Surge Forces Australia to Pick Sides in Tech Cold War

Former treasurer Joe Hockey is throwing his weight behind a "Team Australia" plan for miners to collectively counter China's strong-arm pricing tactics on iron ore. The proposal, presented to Canberra at the Diggers and Dealers forum, aims to create a unified front against the China Mineral Resources Group (CMRG), Beijing's centralised buyer that has embarked on a sabre-rattling campaign to cut prices for Australia's most valuable...