U.S. Coast Guard vessel, the Oliver Henry, was greeted with silence when it requested permission for a scheduled port call in the Solomon Islands, forcing the crew to Papua New Guinea instead. The incident comes amid mounting concerns about the influence of the Chinese Communist Party in the region and the ongoing weakening of democratic…
US Coast Guard Vessel Denied Port Call in Solomon Islands
August 28, 2022
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Life Behind Bars of Detained Chinese-Australian Journalist Revealed
August 25, 2022
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Media outlets have revealed the life of Cheng Lei behind bars. The Chinese-Australian journalist has been detained in Beijing for two years since 2020. The Daily Telegraph released its documentary, “Disappeared – The Cheng Lei Story,” on Aug. 24, which revealed the news anchor’s experience in custody. Cheng, 47, previously worked as an English-language anchor…
Law Council Urges Kiribati to Respect Rule of Law After Attempts to Oust High Court Judge
August 25, 2022
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Peak legal association, the Law Council of Australia, has urged the government of Kiribati to respect the independence of the judiciary following moves to deport one of two High Court judges from the country. Australian David Lambourne has been fighting a deportation notice from the authorities who accused him of breaching his visa conditions and…
Poll: Nearly 50 Percent of Australians Believe CCP May Attack Australia
August 24, 2022
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Nearly half of Australians believe the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will launch a military attack on Australia, according to new research by the Australian Institute’s International & Security Affairs. The data, which was released on Aug. 22 as part of the “Polling – Australian and Taiwanese attitudes to China” research paper (pdf), came from a survey…
Don’t Leverage Chinese Interference Fears Just to Sell Real Estate: Australian PM
August 24, 2022
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said taxpayers cannot buy every plot of land in the Pacific that may be subject to Chinese interference while warning against encouraging real estate promoters to leverage geopolitical tensions in the region. The prime minister’s response comes after retired Australian businessman Ian Gowrie-Smith appeared on Nine Entertainment’s A Current…
Australia Declares Beijing’s Air Defences ‘Not Impenetrable’ Will Continue South China Sea Patrols
August 24, 2022
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Australia’s new Air Force Chief has announced that Australia will continue surveillance missions in the South China Sea despite Beijing’s recent dangerous interception of a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircraft. This is the first time Air Marshal Robert Chipman, the head of the RAAF, spoke to the media since taking up his post last…
Global Coalition Moves to Address Beijing’s Destabilization Strategy in the Pacific
August 22, 2022
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The global Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) has announced a new forum to tackle Beijing’s ongoing influence in the South Pacific, including its contentious military security pact with the Solomon Islands. IPAC was formed in 2020 following the outbreak of COVID-19 and is comprised of 200 MPs from 23 countries who seek to shape policy…
Australia-Led Air Combat Exercise Kicks-Off With Participation From 16 Nations, Including Germany
August 20, 2022
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Australia on Friday kicked off a large-scale joint military exercise with 16 allied nations, including Germany, amid growing concern over China’s military threat surrounding Taiwan. The biennial Pitch Black military exercise, hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force, involves over 100 aircraft and 2,500 personnel. The drill spans the Northern Territory and Queensland through Sept….
Solomon Islands Strikes Deal to Build 161 Huawei Towers With $66 Million Chinese Loan
August 18, 2022
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The Solomon Islands government has agreed to a 448.9 million yuan (US$66.15 million) loan from the Chinese state-owned Export-Import Bank of China to fund the construction of 161 towers by controversial telecommunications giant Huawei. In response, defence expert Michael Shoebridge has warned that Beijing is “moving fast and in a broad way” in the South…
The Unfathomable Consequences of the ‘One China Policy’
August 15, 2022
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Commentary On Aug. 10, the Chinese Ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, used the opportunity of an address to the National Press Club in Canberra to bemoan the fragile relationship between Australia and China and to comment upon Australia’s Taiwan policy. By any standard, the comments of the ambassador were bellicose and uncompromising. He noted that…
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