Commentary This week, the usually cautious Australian Labor Party (ALP) shadow minister for foreign affairs, Senator Penny Wong, gave a speech at the Australian National University (ANU), where she unveiled a telling glimpse into Labor’s China strategy if they are elected in the coming federal election. “Australia’s leaders should take the world as it is,”…
Walking Away From AUKUS and Towards Beijing: Australian Labor Party Foreign Policy
November 25, 2021
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Walking Away From AUKUS and Towards Beijing: Australian Labor Party’s Foreign Policy
November 25, 2021
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Commentary This week, the usually cautious Australian Labor Party (ALP) shadow minister for foreign affairs, Senator Penny Wong, gave a speech at the Australian National University (ANU), where she unveiled a telling glimpse into Labor’s China strategy if they are elected in the coming federal election. “Australia’s leaders should take the world as it is,”…
Chinese Leader Xi Defends Beijing’s Actions in South China Sea Amid Heightened Regional Aggression
Chinese leader Xi Jinping said at a recent summit that China will not “bully” smaller countries, amid growing scrutiny over its escalated military activities in the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait. Xi made the claim during a virtual summit on Nov. 22 between China and leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian…
Canada, South Asian Bloc to Begin Free Trade Talks in Effort to Diversify From China
OTTAWA—Canada is launching free-trade talks with a major group of southeast Asian countries as it seeks to diversify from China and find new ways of coping with a snarled global supply chain. International Trade Minister Mary Ng announced the opening of formal trade talks late Tuesday with the Association of South East Asian Nations—known as…
Australia Bolsters Indo-Pacific Relations Amid China Dominance
Analysis Canberra is strengthening its dialogue within the Indo-Pacific through new investments and diplomatic agreements. Meanwhile, Beijing’s presence continues to loom over the region and its heart—the South China Sea. For the first time since its debut in 1976, Australia took part in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders’ Summit on Oct. 27….
Biden Pledges $102 Million to Southeast Asian Nations for Pandemic Relief and Climate Action
President Joe Biden on Oct. 26 pledged $102 million for COVID-19 relief, climate action, education and economic support to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Biden, who joined the association’s virtual summit on Tuesday, told ASEAN Secretary General Dato Lim Jock Hoi and leaders from nine of 10 member states, that the partnership is…
China’s Mercantilist Threat to Southeast Asia
Commentary A number of Southeast Asian states are being bullied. The mercantilist threat posed by the Chinese regime can’t be emphasized enough. This is an uncontroversial point to make. However, Christian Bachheimer, a researcher with an interest in “unpacking, exploring and expanding the traditional concept of hedging in international relations as applied to Indonesia and Asean,” begs to differ….
Philippines Supports Australia Nuclear Sub Pact to Counter China
September 22, 2021
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MANILA—The Philippines is backing a new defense partnership between the United States, Britain, and Australia, hoping it can maintain the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific region, a view that contrasts sharply with some of its neighbors. Known as AUKUS, the alliance will see Australia get technology to deploy nuclear-powered submarines as part of the…
US, Indonesia Countering Red China’s Expansion Launch Security Dialogue on South China Sea
August 5, 2021
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Aug. 3 that the Biden administration is launching “strategic dialogue” with Indonesia. The two countries have pledged to cooperate on issues such as safeguarding freedom of navigation in the South China Sea to contain communist China’s expansion in the region. Indonesia is the largest country and biggest…
US Rejects China Maritime Claims, Calls for ASEAN Action on Burma
July 15, 2021
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HANOI—The United States rejects the Chinese regime’s “unlawful” maritime claims in the South China Sea and stands with Southeast Asian countries facing Chinese “coercion”, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday. The Chinese regime rejected Blinken’s comments, which he made in an address in a video conference with foreign ministers from the Association of…
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