International Relations

‘I’m saying that they’ll buy your resources when they want to buy your resources, and once it’s not good for them to do that, they’re not going to do it.’

‘Our partners in Asia understand that if you allow aggression to go unchecked anywhere, it becomes a greater threat everywhere,’ Secretary Antony Blinken said.

The four officials will ‘discuss bilateral and defense and security issues affecting the region, and exchange views on regional and international issues.’

Tension in the South China Sea simmers after multiple confrontations between ships from China and the Philippines in the vital waterway in recent months.

‘It’s quite clear that the emphasis has shifted from a focus on partnership and cooperation to more competition and even more rivalry,’ diplomat says.

The 19 China-based companies are among 61 entities sanctioned over ‘directly supporting Russia’s military and industrial complex’ in its war with Ukraine.

Former soldier, now-MP Luke Gosling says Australia should not stop building submarines once its entire AUKUS fleet is completed.

Robert Habeck is Europe’s first senior official to travel to China since Brussels hiked tariffs on electric vehicles imported from China.

Observers say Vietnam plays an important role in the geopolitical competition between China, Russia, and the United States.

Major General Adam Findlay says Australia is expecting Beijing to fight a certain way in a future conflict, but this may not even happen.

An urgent plea has been addressed to Australian leaders to end the human rights abuses against prisoners of conscience, including forced organ harvesting.

Washington condemned the Chinese regime’s ‘escalatory and irresponsible actions.’

The journalist was blocked from entering a government press event, but by Australian officials.

Mr. Matas said that official figures for organ transplants were 10,000 organs a year, but said this figure may be 10 times higher.

Brazil has the world’s third-largest reserves of rare earth minerals.

Chinese nationals entered Ecuador 48,381 times in 2023 but only exited 24,240 times, according to a report citing official government data.