Category: International Relations

With the Defence Review Now Done, Questions Still Remain

Commentary Australia faces the most dangerous and uncertain region since the Second World War. This is the stark conclusion of the Defence Strategic Review which was released on the eve of ANZAC Day. The conclusion is not new: co-author, Sir Angus Houston, 75, the former Chief of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), said previously that…


China Expands Anti-Espionage Law Targeting Foreign Companies and Dissidents

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) passed its newly revised anti-espionage law, which will come into effect on July 1 this year. The revision has expanded the definition of espionage, making it broader and vaguer. Human rights observers believe that it is an escalation in the repression of the Chinese people and will be used to…


Trudeau Says Ukraine Conflict Won’t End With Military Force

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the conflict in Ukraine will not be settled using military force but rather through a political settlement. “We know this doesn’t end militarily, this only ends with a political resolution of some sort,” he said during a discussion at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) think tank in New York…


CCP Infiltrating Solomon Islands, Preparing Pacific Expansion, Ousted Premier Says

WASHINGTON—An ousted Solomon Islands politician is speaking out against China’s communist regime, which he claims has infiltrated his own government and is seeking to do the same elsewhere. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, is bribing politicians throughout the Solomon Islands and weaponizing the Pacific Islands nation for its…


British University Received Over £20 Million From China

A British university has accepted over £20 million in funding and donations from China in just four years. The Epoch Times can reveal that London’s Imperial College is one of a staggering number of UK universities receiving millions of pounds from the Beijing regime, as well as Chinese companies accused of crime and human rights…


WeChat Derailing Democracy, Must Be Regulated in Democratic Nations: Expert

An expert has warned that countries around the world should regulate WeChat because it is actively seeking to undermine political systems and civil societies. WeChat, which is alternatively known as Weixin, is a Chinese instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment app developed by the Chinese company Tencent. Seth Kaplan, Ph.D., a professorial lecturer at Johns…


US Needs ‘New Vision’ for Industrial Policy to Outcompete China: Experts

The United States has fallen behind China and numerous other countries in its global share of key industrial sectors, according to several experts in technology and industrial policy. U.S. global shares in high-value industries have fallen so dramatically that the nation now ranks just above Italy and behind Mexico in a list of key advanced…


IN-DEPTH: China’s Lithium Dominance Threatened by Industry Nationalism in Latin America

It’s been called “white gold” in the mining industry. Latin America’s lithium deposits have become a new El Dorado, a commodity conquest China is angling to control. Along with Australia and Chile, China is among the top three lithium producers in the world. The Asian nation also commands an estimated 80 percent of global electric-battery…


IN-DEPTH: China’s Bid to Control Lithium in Latin America May Not Be So Easy

It’s been called “white gold” in the mining industry. Latin America’s lithium deposits have become a new El Dorado, a commodity conquest China is angling to control. Along with Australia and Chile, China is among the top three lithium producers in the world. The Asian nation also commands an estimated 80 percent of global electric-battery…


Labor Government Buys Radar Defence Firm to Safeguard Tech Supply Chain

The Australian government will buy defence radar system manufacturer CEA Technologies, in a move Defence Minister Richard Marles says will safeguard the supply chain for radar technologies. CEA has operated for 40 years, has over 600 staff, and develops cutting-edge radar systems for major naval vessels. From July 2023, the Commonwealth will hold a non-controlling…