Tuvalu’s foreign minister has pulled out of the United Nations’ Ocean Conference on June 27 after China blocked three Taiwanese delegates from attending. Tuvalu’s Simon Kofe diverted his flight to Brisbane, Australia and headed early to Fiji for the Pacific Islands Forum in mid-July. The Pacific Islands Forum involves all Pacific nations, as well as…
Tuvalu Foreign Minister Opts out of UN Conference After China Blocks Taiwanese Delegates
June 27, 2022
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Chinese Ambassador Asks Australia’s Taxpayer-Funded ABC to Report More Positively on China
June 26, 2022
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China’s ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian on Friday visited the headquarters of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in Sydney as he encouraged the taxpayer-funded media organisation to adopt a more Beijing-friendly narrative. Xiao was greeted by the ABC’s top figures, including ABC News Deputy Director Gavin Fang and Director of Domestic and International Editorial Department…
Protests Continuously Interrupt Chinese Ambassador’s Speech at Australian University
June 24, 2022
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In a rare event, protestors have managed to interrupt a speech by the Chinese Ambassador to Australia six times during a public event at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) calling for action on Tibet, Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Uyghurs and human rights abuses in China. The short event, which was hosted by James Laurenceson, the…
Pacific Stalemate: China Refuses to Back Down on ‘Beyond Reproach’ Trade Sanctions
Australian and Chinese diplomatic relations appear to have stalled after the Australian government continued to remain stalwart in the face of Beijing’s refusal to back down on punitive trade sanctions imposed on Australia which, the Chinese regime called “beyond reproach.” Speaking at a press conference on June 22, the spokesperson for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…
New Pacific Pact Proposal Designed to Beat Back Beijing’s Unrestricted Warfare
June 23, 2022
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Democratic countries are proposing a new Pacific-wide pact to strengthen cooperation and development efforts in the region to combat Beijing’s influence building and hybrid warfare operations. The “Partners in the Blue Pacific” would involve the United States, Australia, France, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom to provide “closer, more purposeful, and more ambitious cooperation.”…
New 6-Nation Pacific Pact Proposed to Beat Back Beijing’s Unrestricted Warfare
June 23, 2022
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Democratic countries are proposing a new Pacific-wide pact to strengthen cooperation and development efforts in the region to combat Beijing’s influence building and hybrid warfare operations. The “Partners in the Blue Pacific” would involve the United States, Australia, France, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom to provide “closer, more purposeful, and more ambitious cooperation.”…
Almost 90 Percent of Australians Don’t Trust China: Report
June 22, 2022
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Nearly 90 percent of Australians do not trust China, a leading Australian think tank expert revealed in a foreign policy speech. Michael Fullilove AM, the executive director of the Lowy Institute, spoke at the National Press Club on June 22 about the foreign policy and security challenges facing Australia’s new government. Fullilove shared in his…
China’s Reckless Fighter Pilots Aim to Weaken Western Alliances: Expert
June 22, 2022
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News Analysis It is late May and an Australian surveillance plane flies through the azure skies above the South China Sea. The crew of the aircraft are on a routine surveillance mission in international airspace. They do not expect trouble. Suddenly, a Chinese fighter jet intercepts them. It launches flares, and cuts fast and close…
Beijing Winning the ‘Entropic War’ in the South Pacific: Expert
June 21, 2022
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As democratic leaders continue working to shore up alliances with Pacific leaders, one expert has warned leaders that Beijing is already well advanced in fomenting corruption and eroding democratic institutions in the region. Cleo Paskal, senior fellow for the Indo-Pacific at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said foreign officials need to cast off well-worn…
US to Train Australian Nuclear Submariners
June 20, 2022
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Lawmakers are clearing the way for Australian naval officers to receive the “highest standard” of training in U.S. Naval technology and establish the crew of the country’s future nuclear-powered submarine fleet. Republican and Democrat members of the AUKUS Working Group introduced the Australia-U.S. Submarine Officer Pipeline Act on June 15. “Our bill will authorize an…
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