The Latest Breaking News from Kerry Brown

China expected to get London embassy go-ahead this week after years of wrangling

Decision expected on Monday or Tuesday, potentially smoothing relations before Keir Starmer’s visit to China

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19

China spy row: Berry knew some of his contacts were non-commercial, messages suggest

Man at centre of abandoned spy case has said he reported to Chinese company with clients that wanted ‘to develop trading links with UK’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2025

China’s fifth-ranking official was suspect in dropped Westminster spy case

Person who was thought to have received intelligence is understood to be Cai Qi, de facto chief of staff to Xi Jinping

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2025

5 Years Ago, An Overlooked Sci-Fi Movie Failed to Revive an Iconic Franchise

The best Terminator movie since 'T2' showed that the long-embattled sci-fi franchise still wanted to live.

Inverse · Nov 1, 2024

Sweet dreams are made of this: Queensland’s Big Pineapple is back. Is it still a big deal?

Touting itself in the 1970s as Australia’s No 1 tourist attraction, the country’s biggest ‘big thing’ is back in business

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2024

Lake community groups to share in $5 million Eraring investment fund

Eraring Community Investment Fund applications close on March 24.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 22, 2024

"As good as D’arcy and James are, it was just going to sound better if Billy played it" – Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Butch Vig, Flood and more on the Smashing Pumpkins' recording history

Classic interview – From Gish to Zeitgeist, through the eyes of the key players… plus the 11 underrated Pumpkins songs guitarists need to hear

MusicRadar · Jan 8, 2024

ChatGPT’s rise has China scrambling to catch up in an A.I. arms race that will determine global ‘wealth, power, and influence’

Beijing is battling the U.S. for supremacy in artificial intelligence and the spoils that come with it.

Fortune · Aug 8, 2023

How can the west best tackle the threat from China? First, it must stop panicking

An MPs’ report on Chinese intentions credits President Xi with a flattering level of strategic nous. The real problems lie closer to home, says former diplomat Kerry Brown

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2023

Pandas: China's secret soft-power weapon amid growing tensions with the West

A French zoo will bid farewell to one of its star attractions – a 5-year-old giant panda – on Tuesday, with the bear set to participate in a breeding programme in China’s Sichuan province. Although Yuan Meng was born in France, he is Chinese property on loan to the zoo…

France 24 · Jul 24, 2023