Category: ccp economic coercion

US Envoy Says ‘Anti-Coercion Coalition’ Needed to Tackle China’s Economic Coercion

March 28, 2023
Asia & Pacificccp economic coercionChinaChina Business & EconomyJapanRahm EmanuelSpecial TopicsThreat from Communist ChinaUSUS-China relationsWorld
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The world’s leading economies should set up an “anti-coercion coalition” to combat Beijing’s persistent use of economic coercion to achieve its political goals, the U.S. ambassador of Japan said on March 27. U.S. envoy to Japan Rahm Emanuel said that collective action is needed to address instances where a country utilizes economic measures to penalize…

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Reaching for ‘Peace in Our Time’ Once Again

January 12, 2023
Asia & PacificAustraliaAustralia-China tradeccp economic coercionChinaChina-Australia RelationsInternationalInternational RelationsNeville ChamberlainOpinionThinking About ChinaViewpointsWorldXiao Qian
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Commentary Peace in our time is an aspiration all, but the foolhardy would embrace. It is a superbly worthy goal. The person to whom the words “Peace in our time” are accredited is a man who, full of noble ambition, had those words thrown back at him as the deal he had struck unravelled in…

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Australian Foreign Minister Raises ‘Principled View’ on Human Rights With Beijing, More Trade Talks to Come

December 21, 2022
anthony albaneseAustraliaBusiness & Marketsccp economic coercionChinaChina Business & EconomyChina-Australia Relationseconomic policiesInternationalInternational RelationsPenny WongWang YiWorld
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Foreign Minister Penny Wong has set out Australia’s position on human rights, trade blockages, and global security during high-level talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Dec. 21. As the first official visit to Beijing from an Australian minister in three years with Wong’s trip signalling a potential thaw in Australia-China diplomatic…

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Australia and Japan PM Expected to Sign New Security Declaration in Response to Growing Beijing Threat

October 18, 2022
anthony albaneseAsia & PacificAustraliaAustralia-Japan relationsccp economic coercionChinaChina-Australia Relationsfumio kishidaGlobal ExpansionInternationalInternational RelationsSpecial TopicsWorld
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The prime ministers of Australia and Japan are planning to sign a new security declaration in response to Beijing’s growing regional assertiveness and military power at an upcoming summit to be held in Perth. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be welcoming Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Oct. 22 and is expected to announce the new…

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China Unloads Stranded Australian Coal to Address Energy Crisis as Prices Escalate Further

October 7, 2021
Asia & PacificAustraliaAustralian coalBusiness & Economyccp economic coercionChinaChina-Australia RelationsEconomiesglobal energy crisisInternationalInternational Relationsjosh frydenbergLNGWorld
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Shipments of Australian coal that have been stranded in Chinese ports for months have finally been unloaded as China grapples with an energy crisis that has seen coal and gas prices surge to new peaks. A confluence of factors including the approaching winter months, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) moves to reduce carbon emissions, COVID-19 restrictions,…

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Australia’s ‘China Plus’ Strategy Angers Beijing

September 25, 2021
Australia economyccp economic coercionOpinionThinking About Chinatrade warViewpoints
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Commentary Australia may have managed to anger the Chinese regime even further with an extensive presentation by its treasurer, which showed that China’s economic war on Australia has largely failed. To make matters worse, the loss in trade with China has largely been compensated by expanded trade with other markets. And perhaps worst of all,…

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