An alleged former U.S. Marine fighter pilot and flight instructor has been arrested in Australia after a warrant was issued by the United States for his provisional arrest. Reuters reported that Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested Daniel Edmund Duggan, 54, on Oct. 21 in the rural town of Orange in New South Wales, with judicial records showing…
Alleged Former Marine Pilot Arrested Under US Sealed Warrant in Australia
October 26, 2022
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US Admiral Warns Beijing Pacific Conflict Could Happen This Year
October 21, 2022
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A senior U.S. naval commander has warned that Beijing could start a military conflict as soon as this year and that the Indo-pacific needs to be prepared to experience conflict in the near future. Speaking at an event hosted on Oct. 20 by the Atlantic Council in Washington, Admiral Mike Gilday, chief of U.S. naval…
Australian Film Premiere Unsilences the Voices of Human Rights Activists in China
October 20, 2022
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An award-winning film that tells the story of Chinese human rights activists fighting to make the international community aware of the Chinese regime’s brutal persecution of believers of the Falun Gong spiritual practice has won over Australians at its premiere in Sydney on Oct. 19. The latest work of Chinese Canadian director Leon Lee, Unsilenced, is…
Australia and Fiji Sign New Security Deal to Counter ‘Challenges’ in Pacific
A new security deal between Australia and Fiji will provide both countries with a framework to counter and respond to “common security challenges” in the Pacific. While no explicit reference to China was mentioned, both The Australian and Fijian Defence ministers—who signed the “Status of Forces Agreement” on Oct. 20—said the new deal marked an…
Beijing Headhunting Military Forces for PLA Training Instigates Defence Inquiry
October 20, 2022
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The Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles has requested the Australian Defence Forces (ADF) launch an investigation into allegations Beijing has been headhunting former and serving members. This comes after the BBC reported that up to 30 former UK military pilots were believed to have been recruited by the Chinese regime to train members of the…
Australian Federal Police’s Relationship With Beijing ‘Must Be Re-Assessed’: Expert
October 20, 2022
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Concerns have been raised about the close relationship between the Australian Federal Police and Chinese law enforcement after reports revealed a secret Beijing-backed overseas police station was located in Sydney, Australia. The police “service station” was established in 2018 by the Public Security Bureau of Wenzhou City in China, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) reported on…
Australia and Japan PM Expected to Sign New Security Declaration in Response to Growing Beijing Threat
October 18, 2022
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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…
Sydney Pro-Democracy Activists Voice Support for ‘Bridge Man’
October 17, 2022
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Pro-democracy Chinese activists held events at four landmarks in Sydney to support the “bridge man” who protested in Beijing last week. On Oct. 16, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s 20th national congress, several pro-democracy activists from the Federation for a Democratic China gathered in front of the Chinese Consulate in Sydney to kick off the pop-up…
Beijing Has Been Operating Overseas Police Station in Australia For Nearly Four Years
October 16, 2022
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Beijing has been operating an overseas police station in Sydney since 2018, the Australian media has revealed. The Public Security Bureau in China’s Wenzhou city has established an official “contact point” in Sydney in 2018, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported on Oct. 13. The move was trumpeted at an official ceremony in Wenzhou in 2019…
Australia’s Pacific Pivot Continues to Counter Beijing’s Pacific Push
October 13, 2022
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The Australian government is continuing its counter to Beijing’s Pacific push, with the Foreign Minister Penny Wong announcing a new media deal with the Marshall Islands on Oct. 14. Wong is carrying out her eighth official bilateral visit, since her appointment in May, to the Pacific region where she is visiting the nations of the…
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