History teaches that once coercion goes unchecked, it tends to escalate. Any disruption to our seaborne supply lines is a ...

Australia is “an unsinkable aircraft carrier right at the bottom of the critical maritime sea lanes.” “As the stakes increase ...

Concerns have been raised about control of critical Australian infrastructure by a Chinese company that is ultimately ...

Australia’s China experts, who often consider themselves pragmatists, insist that any conflict between China and Taiwan will have little if any impact on Australia. Tweeting in July 2023 ...

The position Australia takes on these issues will often put us in conflict with China, as does our broader policy of encouraging multi-polarity and resilience in the Indo-Pacific in order to balance ...

The global context for an improving Australia-China relationship is one of sharp US-China contestation, a now clear battle over the ideas and norms that should underpin global order, de-risking and ...

Asked how China viewed the decision by Australia and other countries to ... Babbage said if there was conflict in the Indo-Pacific region, it was likely to become protracted and allied forces ...

Australia’s prime minister called for the US and China to work together to maintain peace in the Pacific, saying the region is not simply an “arena for the ambitions of others.” In the ...

Istanbul hosted the first direct peace negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian delegations since 2022. Against the ...

HONG KONG — A long-running dispute over uninhabited reefs has brought China and the Philippines into growing conflict that could ... ties with the U.S., Japan, Australia and others.