Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has declared that the country will not surrender its sovereignty to appease Beijing following outrage over the cancellation of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) agreement with Victoria. The comments come after the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson threatened retaliation if Australia did not wind back its decision. “We’re not going…
ANZ Foreign Ministers Discuss Five Eyes at First In-Person Meeting
April 22, 2021
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The foreign ministers of Australia and New Zealand (NZ) met in person for the first time in Wellington on Thursday for their biannual consultations to discuss ways to strengthen the countries’ trans-Tasman ties. The meeting came days after NZ Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta said the Ardern government was “uncomfortable” with the Five Eye’s intelligence-sharing alliance expanding…
US Sen. Rick Scott Applauds Cancellation of Belt and Road Initiative in Australia
April 21, 2021
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U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has applauded the Australian government’s decision to axe the controversial Belt and Road Initiative agreement signed by the Victorian state government. Scott said in a statement, “Communist China’s Belt and Road Initiative has one mission, to extend its control over other nations and advance its quest for world domination.” “I applaud the…
EU Refuses to Help Pay Off Montenegro’s $1 Billion Loan to China
The European Commission said in Brussels on April 12 that it was not going to help Montenegro to pay off its 1 billion euro loan to China for the unfinished first phase of the Bar-Boljare highway. Montenegro is the first country in Europe to find itself in a debt trap set by the Chinese regime’s Belt…
Chinese Regime Pushes for Buddhist Diplomacy With New Tactics
April 13, 2021
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In recent years, the Chinese communist regime has been pushing for “Buddhist diplomacy” in its quest for global domination, especially after international backlash against its Confucius Institutes. Experts held a symposium in Taiwan to reveal the regime’s new tactics of Buddhist diplomacy. On April 1, mainland Chinese Buddhist scholar Liu Yuguang gave a speech at…
90 Percent of Australia’s Imported Solar Panels Are Made in China
Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows ninety percent of all solar panels imported into Australia came directly from China during the first 9 months of the 2020 financial year. This cost Australia $1.1 billion (US$850 million), and from 2015 to 2020, Australia spent more than $5.3 billion (US$4 billion) on Chinese-made solar panels….
China Signs Economic, Security Agreement With Iran in a Challenge to US
March 29, 2021
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China and Iran signed a 25-year-long “strategic partnership” agreement on March 27, by which both states would cooperate to challenge the United States, such as against U.S. sanctions on selling oil from Tehran to Beijing. The deal covers politics, economy, and security, according to Chinese state-run CGTV. Iranian Tasnim reported the agreement also included judiciary,…
Xi Jinping’s New Year’s Speeches Signal the CCP’s Downfall
Commentary Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivered two New Year’s speeches on Dec. 31. One speech was delivered to the nation, and the other was addressed to the members of China’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Xi’s outlook for 2021 didn’t sound reassuring as China is currently facing domestic and…
Congo Strips Aussie Miners of Iron Ore Projects as Beijing Trade Dispute Widens
December 23, 2020
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Amid the ongoing trade disputes that Beijing has instigated against Australian exporters, the Republic of Congo (ROC)—which is heavily indebted to China—has stripped three Australian mining firms of major iron ore projects under alleged “unlawful and arbitrary” circumstances. The move comes as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to wield considerable influence via debt-trap diplomacy on…
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