Tag: China-Australia Relations

Australian Senator Questions Local TikTok Boss After CEO Admits User Data Accessible in China

Australian Senator James Paterson has written to the local boss of Chinese-owned TikTok following reports that the music app’s data was being accessed in mainland China. The senator cited comments from TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew claiming that “China-based employees, can have access to TikTok U.S. user data …” in his correspondence to the U.S….


Ugly Scenes at Australia-China Basketball Match After Human Rights Protest

Ugly scenes have erupted at a World Cup basketball qualifier between Australia and China after a Chinese “nationalist” spectator decided to get personal with a human rights protestor. Seven protestors—including student activist Drew Pavlou—waved the Tibetan flag, held signs, and shouted “Free Hong Kong” and  “Hong Kong independence” during the game at John Cain Arena…


Faults Found in Australian Naval Patrol Boats Gifted to Pacific Nations

A hiccup has emerged in Australia’s relationship-building efforts in the Pacific after technical defects were discovered in a fleet of Guardian-class patrol boats delivered to island nations under the Pacific Maritime Security Program. The $2.1 billion Program (US$1.45 billion), part of the wider Pacific Step-up initiative, promised the delivery of 22 patrol vessels to Pacific…


NATO Allies: West Needs to Reassert Its Values to Counter Sino–Russia Alliance

Leaders from the UK and Australia have told the NATO summit that the West needs to assert its values globally, or they will risk seeing China and Russia continue to test the rules-based international order. This comes as NATO issued a declaration saying it will include China in its new strategic concept after identifying the…


‘Extremely Optimistic’: Nuclear-Powered Subs in Australian Waters by 2030

Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says he is “optimistic in the extreme” that a 2030 deadline for new nuclear-powered submarines will be met. This is despite Marles—also the country’s defence minister—claiming earlier that under the previous government’s deadline, the submarines would be available in the late 2040s. “I think the truth of where the…


Having Australian Nuclear Subs Operational By 2030 is ‘Extremely Optimistic’ Says Defence Minister

Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has said he believes the 2030 deadline for the country to have nuclear subs in our waters is “optimistic in the extreme.” Marles who is also Australia’s defence minister said that he believed the deadline set by the previous Australian government was in the 2040’s rather than 2030. “I…


Pro-Beijing Disinformation Operation Targets Western Mining Firms

A pro-Beijing online influence campaign, known as Dragonbridge, has targeted major Australian, U.S., and Canadian rare earth miners who pose a threat to China’s dominance of supply chains for the precious resource. U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant has been tracking Dragonbridge since June 2019, revealing that the group comprised a network of “thousands of inauthentic accounts”…


Pro-Beijing Disinformation Operation Targets Western Rare Earth Mining Firms

A pro-Beijing online influence campaign, known as Dragonbridge, has targeted major Australian, U.S., and Canadian rare earth miners who pose a threat to China’s dominance of supply chains for the precious resource. U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant has been tracking Dragonbridge since June 2019, revealing that the group comprised a network of “thousands of inauthentic accounts”…


Pro-Beijing Disinformation Operators Target Australian, US Rare Earth Mining Firms

A pro-Beijing online influence campaign, known as Dragonbridge, has targeted major Australian, U.S., and Canadian rare earth miners who pose a threat to China’s dominance of supply chains for the precious resource. U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant has been tracking Dragonbridge since June 2019, revealing that the group comprised a network of “thousands of inauthentic accounts”…


Pro-Beijing Disinformation Operators Target Australian, US, Canadian Rare Earth Miners

A pro-Beijing online influence campaign, known as Dragonbridge, has targeted major Australian, U.S., and Canadian rare earth miners who pose a threat to China’s dominance of supply chains for the precious resource. U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant has been tracking Dragonbridge since June 2019, revealing that the group comprised a network of “thousands of inauthentic accounts”…