Category: International Relations

China’s Ambassador to France Questions Sovereignty of Ex-Soviet States, Infuriating European Leaders

The Chinese communist regime’s ambassador to France publicly claimed on Friday that Crimea “belongs to Russia from the very beginning,” and that post-USSR republics “have no effective status” in international law, infuriating European leaders. Lu Shaye, the Chinese regime’s “wolf warrior” diplomat who often makes aggressive and controversial remarks, was interviewed by French media on…


More Missiles, Less Armoured Vehicles: ADF Continues Evolution to Deal With Beijing Threat

Australia will cut the purchase of new armoured vehicles in favour of long-range missiles to better deal with the Beijing threat and pivot the country’s military from a land-based fighting force to one better suited to maritime warfare. On April 24, the Labor government received the final report from a defence review ordered in August…


Vietnam Protests China’s Unilateral Fishing Ban in South China Sea

Vietnam has accused China of violating its sovereignty as Beijing imposed a unilateral annual fishing ban on the South China Sea. It has again brought to international attention the long disputed waters by eight governments. Since 1999, the Chinese communist regime has implemented seasonal fishing bans in the South China Sea every year, which have…


IN-DEPTH: Reshoring US Industry from China Requires Defense-Driven Innovation, Economist Says

It’s increasingly the received wisdom in Washington: China’s military power and manufacturing capacity are twin challenges America must face. Economist David Goldman wants to address the two together through vigorous industrial policy driven by smart defense spending–but his analysis has already met with skepticism in some quarters. “The United States is going to go bankrupt…


US Must Deny China Access to Area Around Taiwan: Former Acting SecDef

The U.S. military must fully prioritize denying China’s communist regime the ability to seize Taiwan or else risk its own core interests, according to a new report by a former defense official. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, would further seek to displace the United States if allowed to…


US Must Deny China Access to Area Around Taiwan: Former Acting Defense Secretary

The U.S. military must fully prioritize denying China’s communist regime the ability to seize Taiwan or else risk its own core interests, according to a new report by a former defense official. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, would further seek to displace the United States if allowed to…


Cabinet Ministers Met With Trudeau Foundation’s Chinese Donors on Several Occasions

The two businessmen linked to the Chinese regime who donated to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation in 2016 met with federal ministers on several different occasions. Zhang Bin, president of the regime-backed China Cultural Industry Association (CCIA), and his colleague Niu Gensheng, an adviser to the CCIA, had reached a deal in 2014 to donate…


A Warning to Us All, Beware of Spies

Commentary Are Australian businesspeople being targeted by operatives of the CCP to provide sensitive information and data to the Chinese regime? The question arises following the arrest of a Sydney businessman, Alexander Csergo, following a joint Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and Counter Foreign Interference Taskforce (CFIT) investigation. He was charged with selling Australian defence…


Call for China Appeasement: Premier Says PM Should Bring Entourage of State Leaders to Meet With Xi

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the nation’s state leaders should come together to visit and meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, says Western Australian (WA) Premier Mark McGowan. The Labor Premier McGowan is currently touring China—WA’s largest trading partner—and has been vocal in his support for stronger economic ties with Beijing and critical of…


IN-DEPTH: Chinese Firm Offers Taliban $10 Billion for Access to Lithium

A Chinese company has offered the Taliban $10 billion and a proposal to build key strategic infrastructure connecting north-south Afghanistan in exchange for access to the country’s lithium reserves. Some experts raised concerns that the offer would allow the Chinese regime to expand its influence in the region. The proposal was discussed between a representative…