Beijing’s state media recently published an article drawing attention to Washington’s apparent plans to use Australia as a “beachhead” for the looming Indo-Pacific war. Besides missing the strategic context of Australia’s thinking post-World War II,
The meeting, bringing together representatives of the four largest militaries in the Indo-Pacific, was a clear signal that the Trump administration will intensify military preparations and threats directed at China.
Two years after the WTA boycotted playing events in China fearing for the safety of a star player, a major event has been moved there.
The United States, Australia, India and Japan recommitted to working together on Tuesday, after the first meeting of the China-focused "Quad" grouping's top diplomats since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.
On his first full day as secretary of state, Marco Rubio is meeting with his counterparts from a group of countries known as the Quad: the United States plus India, Japan and Australia, representing nearly 2 billion people and more than a third of global GDP.
Seen from Europe, Australia is a distant country typically connected with the image of a free-spirited place as well as the notion of representing the final bastion of US involvement in the Indo-Pacific. Nothing could be more inaccurate or distant from the truth.
Australia must balance economic ties with China and security alignment with the United States as great power competition intensifies.
China's relations are starting to improve with Japan, India and other countries that former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach back to the Wh
Australia has a new framework for dealing with high-risk technology vendors, though the government isn’t brave enough to call them that. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke says the framework ‘will ensure the government strikes the
China's imports of major commodities in 2024 presented a mixed bag, with record volumes of iron ore, coal and natural gas, but weakness in crude oil.
As Donald Trump returns, analysts say China will reshape its diplomatic landscape with nations that Joe Biden sought to court.
Range-extender electric vehicles have been few and far between in Australia, but Leapmotor is planning to change this.