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What is behind recent changes in policies toward China by US and Australia?

Roland Boer December 01, 2023

What is behind recent changes in policies toward China by US and Australia?

Recently, two important events took place that have a close relationship with each other, but the relationship is not what one would initially expect. Most recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping and the large delegation he led to San Francisco were warmly welcomed by large sections of the US...More

Australia must assert itself before the US, not just taking orders

Bruce Haigh December 21, 2022

Australia must assert itself before the US, not just taking orders

I have been asked to write an op-ed on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Australia, an event which I remember gave many people in Australia great satisfaction. I was a new Third Secretary on a posting to Islamabad, Pakistan, when I...More

Fraught AUKUS impedes momentum of better China-Australia ties

Global Times November 23, 2022

Fraught AUKUS impedes momentum of better China-Australia ties

As leaders of major countries in the region and the world met in the Asia-Pacific, AUKUS, the trilateral security pact between the US, UK, and Australia, has suddenly become a hot topic for discussion again. French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday criticized Canberra's decision to turn to Washington...More

China-Australia ties see major turn in ‘coming out of the cold’

Fan Anqi and Zhao Juecheng November 20, 2022

China-Australia ties see major turn in ‘coming out of the cold’

In the first face-to-face meeting between top officials from China and Australia in three years, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said while meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that China is ready to meet Australia halfway and work together to promote sustained and healthy ties, amid a series...More