Category: China-Australia Relations

Chinese YouTuber Twin Sisters Call For Family to Be Rleased From Chinese Prison

What do you think of when you see a pair of twin sisters in their 20s, who are popular YouTubers making entertainment videos? Beauty, youth, fame? These are some labels frequently associated with Huang Doudou and Huang Guoguo, who’re originally from the central Anhui Province in China and now reside in Sydney, Australia. The twin…


Chinese YouTuber Twin Sisters Call For Family to Be Released From Chinese Prison

What do you think of when you see a pair of twin sisters in their 20s, who are popular YouTubers making entertainment videos? Beauty, youth, fame? These are some labels frequently associated with Huang Doudou and Huang Guoguo, who’re originally from the central Anhui Province in China and now reside in Sydney, Australia. The twin…


Chinese Ambassador Says Taiwanese Who Pushed For Independence Will Be Punished

The Chinese Ambassador to Australia has explained that Taiwanese who seek independence would be punished if China took control of the area. Ambassador Xiao Qian said that the secessionists who sought to move Taiwan toward independence would be punished by the Chinese regime when the country was “reunified” with the mainland. “They are going to…


Former New Zealand PM Doesn’t See Beijing as ‘The Aggressor’

Former New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said he does not see the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as “the aggressor” and he had opposed pressure to be more outspoken on the regime. “I just don’t see them as the aggressor that everybody else sees,” he told The Australian. “It’s a very business orientated relationships and…


Sydney Rally Celebrates 400 Million Chinese Cutting Ties With the CCP

Sydney’s Martin Place on Thursday hosted a rally to mark the milestone of 400 million Chinese citizens withdrawing their memberships with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Whether in mainland China or all over the world, Chinese people have constantly and for many years quit the CCP and its related organisations, such as the Young Pioneers,…


Australia, US Need to Prepare for Possible Nuclear Attack: Report

The Australian government should prepare for the prospect of nuclear attack from Russia or China. The report, called “The Geopolitical Implications of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” says northern Australia is at greater risk now due to the collapse of the European strategic order, which he says could escalate into a “wider major war in Europe”…


East Timor Will Not Support a Chinese Military Base, President Says

East Timorese President Jose Ramos-Horta has said that he would not allow a hostile or potentially hostile country to set up a military base in East Timor, having affirmed that his country’s “close ties” with Beijing pose no security threat to Australia. This follows the signing of a Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between the country’s…


Beijing-Friendly Solomons PM Delays Election, Extends Term Until 2024

The Solomon Islands government has successfully delayed the country’s national elections, effectively extending the term of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare who has moved quickly to leverage deepening ties with Beijing to solidify his power. The vote passed with 37 out of the Parliament’s 50 MPs in support. This comes after a report last year revealed…


Beijing Hints at Renewed Dialogue Between Australian, Chinese Leaders

Beijing’s chief diplomat to Australia says he is seeking a organise a top-level dialogue between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian, in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s 7:30 Report, said it was time the Australian government put more effort into meeting Beijing “halfway” and re-engage. “Where exactly…


‘Remember the Horrors of Communism’: Senator Implores Greens MP to Display National Flag in Office

Queensland Senator Paul Scarr has criticised left-wing Greens MP Elizabeth Watson-Brown’s decision not to display the Australian flag in her office and implored her to engage with local Vietnamese migrants who fled communism to make a new life in Australia. The Liberal Party senator’s address to Parliament brought attention to the Public Exhibition on Crimes…