Category: china-australia

‘Completely out of Order’: Scholar Asked by Australian Broadcaster Not to Make ‘Anti-China’ Statements

An Australian academic revealed that he was asked “not to make anti-China comments” before an interview with the Australian national broadcaster, the ABC. Dr Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst at the Australian Institute for Strategic Studies (ASPI), a think tank funded by the Australian government, was interviewed by ABC’s Radio National program on June 25…


Chinese Ambassador Asks Australia’s Taxpayer-Funded ABC to Report More Positively on China

China’s ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian on Friday visited the headquarters of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Sydney as he encouraged the taxpayer-funded media organisation to adopt a more Beijing-friendly narrative. Xiao was greeted by the ABC’s top figures, including ABC News Deputy Director Gavin Fang and Director of Domestic and International Editorial Department…


Almost 90 Percent of Australians Don’t Trust China: Report

Nearly 90 percent of Australians do not trust China, a leading Australian think tank expert revealed in a foreign policy speech. Michael Fullilove AM, the executive director of the Lowy Institute, spoke at the National Press Club on June 22 about the foreign policy and security challenges facing Australia’s new government. Fullilove shared in his…


‘We Are in Lock-Step With the US’: New Australian PM on Combating China’s Influence

Australia will follow the United States’ lead in recognising China as “the most serious long-term challenge to the international order,” Australia’s newly elected Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed, as the communist regime continues stepping up its communist platform in the Pacific region. Speaking to Sky News on Sunday, Australia’s 31st prime minster said, “Australia’s…


China Strikes Deal With Pacific Nation Samoa, Including a Toehold in Local Policing

China inked a deal with the Pacific island nation of Samoa on Saturday to deepen diplomatic ties, as China’s ruling communist party (CCP) and democratic nations in the region continued rival campaigns to woo undecided governments into their competing sphere of influence. The China-Somoa agreement is the first deal signed by Chinese foreign minister Wang…


Beijing’s 99-Year Lease of Darwin Port Poses No Security Risk: Australian Defence Department

A review by Australia’s Defence Department has advised the federal government against overturning the controversial 99-year lease of the Port of Darwin to Chinese company Landbridge, citing a lack of national security grounds. The review, initiated by Defence Minister Peter Dutton—amid escalating tensions between Beijing and Canberra—was tasked with investigating with whether the Chinese-owned port posed…


AUKUS Benefits Both the U.S. and Australia

Analysis The transfer of Washington’s most sensitive undersea technologies constitutes the most significant upgrade in defence cooperation between the two countries since the first Australian-United States Joint Facilities commenced operation in Pine Gap more than 50 years ago. For Australia the benefits are apparent. It will join six other countries, globally, that operate nuclear-powered submarines,…


AUKUS Benefits Both the US and Australia

Analysis The transfer of Washington’s most sensitive undersea technologies constitutes the most significant upgrade in defence cooperation between the two countries since the first Australian-United States Joint Facilities commenced operation in Pine Gap more than 50 years ago. For Australia the benefits are apparent. It will join six other countries, globally, that operate nuclear-powered submarines,…


Australia, Philippines Lead Against Chinese Maritime Aggression

Commentary In the past month, two of America’s treaty allies in the Indo-Pacific have demonstrated, that regardless of a nation or navy’s size, one of the best methods for dealing with an expansionist and aggressive China is to expose its bad behavior at sea, something the U.S. Department of Defense has been reluctant to do…


Australia’s National Science Agency Drops China Collaboration After Security Concerns

Australia’s national science body, the CSIRO, has announced it will no longer work with China on marine research following a warning from Australia’s intelligence bureau that the collaboration could help the Chinese navy track Australian submarines. The CSIRO Centre for Southern Hemisphere Oceans Research (CSHOR)—based in Hobart, Tasmania—was told on June 11 that its oceans research collaboration…