Salvatore Babones


Salvatore Babones is an adjunct scholar at the Centre for Independent Studies in Sydney.

Articles by Salvatore Babones
Chinese soldiers march during a military parade on Oct. 1, 2019 in Beijing.
Chinese soldiers march during a military parade on Oct. 1, 2019 in Beijing.
Supporters of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters gather during a demonstration at Martin Place in Sydney on Aug. 16, 2019.
Supporters of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters gather during a demonstration at Martin Place in Sydney on Aug. 16, 2019.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, at a press briefing at the organization's headquarters in Geneva on March 11.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, at a press briefing at the organization's headquarters in Geneva on March 11.
A man holds a smartphone showing a coronavirus tracking and tracing app launched by the Norwegian government, in Oslo on April 17.
A man holds a smartphone showing a coronavirus tracking and tracing app launched by the Norwegian government, in Oslo on April 17.
Workers assemble cars at the Dongfeng Honda plant in Wuhan, China, after returning to work following a months-long lockdown, on March 23, 2020.
Workers assemble cars at the Dongfeng Honda plant in Wuhan, China, after returning to work following a months-long lockdown, on March 23, 2020.
A paramilitary police officer stands guard in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong at the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Jan. 28.
A paramilitary police officer stands guard in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong at the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing on Jan. 28.
A 14th-century painting showing the caravan of Niccolò and Maffeo Polo crossing Asia.
A 14th-century painting showing the caravan of Niccolò and Maffeo Polo crossing Asia.
A student from China poses for family photos after graduating from the University of Sydney on Oct. 12, 2017.
A student from China poses for family photos after graduating from the University of Sydney on Oct. 12, 2017.
Supporters celebrate the victory of Tsai Ing-wen
Supporters celebrate the victory of Tsai Ing-wen
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and members of the U.S. and Chinese trade negotiation teams while announcing a “phase one” trade agreement with China at the White House on Oct. 11.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and members of the U.S. and Chinese trade negotiation teams while announcing a “phase one” trade agreement with China at the White House on Oct. 11.
A woman chants slogans in support of a small group of protesters barricaded inside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on Nov. 25.
A woman chants slogans in support of a small group of protesters barricaded inside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on Nov. 25.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping gives a speech at a press conference after the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on April 27.
Chinese President Xi Jinping gives a speech at a press conference after the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on April 27.
A clerk counts stacks of Chinese yuan and U.S. dollars at a bank in Shanghai on July 22, 2005.
A clerk counts stacks of Chinese yuan and U.S. dollars at a bank in Shanghai on July 22, 2005.
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A Chinese worker looks on as a cargo ship is loaded at a port in Qingdao, China, on July 13, 2017.
A Chinese worker looks on as a cargo ship is loaded at a port in Qingdao, China, on July 13, 2017.