China-Australia Relations

‘We were trying to get an appointment but we haven’t got one,’ Daniel Suidani said.

While U.S. tariffs on imports from China will cause problems for Beijing, the flow-on effect for Australia is not likely to be that great, according to experts.

Former US Ambassador Joe Hockey urges Australia to brace for US challenges under Trump: tariffs, shifting trade policies, and China tensions.

Australia will continue to rely on US and commercial satellite networks.

‘We expressed significant concern about that ballistic missile test, particularly its entry into the South Pacific,’ Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy said.

US envoy for hostage affairs Roger Carstens has named China and Russia as countries of high risk.

Michael Kovrig, a Canadian who spent over 1,000 days in arbitrary detetion in Beijing, says Australia needs to do more to ‘deny, deter and punish’ the practice.

Director of Strategic Analysis Australia Michael Shoebridge says the technology exchange part of AUKUS matters more, but is in trouble.

Australia led the countries who have signed a statement at the UN expressing ‘ongoing concerns about serious human rights violations in China.’

The Defence Strategic Review released last year warned Australia was not prepared for warfare in the ’missile age.’

Lack of shipbuilding capacity and Australia’s refusal to unquestioningly back the US in regional conflicts are among reasons AUKUS might not happen.

The Australia Institute has told a Senate Committee that the lack of planning for AUKUS is ‘deeply worrying.’

Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd has suggested China will return to the political centre after current CCP leader Xi Jinping.

Australia’s shadow foreign minister supports the move to reinvigorate trade with Beijing, but says the nation must maintain its principles.

Though the public view of China broadly follows that of the government in each Five Eyes country, there are significant differences in the detail, a study finds

Prime Minister Albanese met with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang on the sidelines of ASEAN.

Truss is currently attending the Conservative Political Action Conference in Brisbane, Australia.

Human Rights Watch said the issue prevented wrongfully detained victims from getting necessary support from the Australian government.

A former British businessman said the CCP’s judicial system was a political system of oppression and urged the government to do more to rescue Australians.

‘As AUKUS partners, we stand shoulder-to-shoulder in an increasingly unstable world,’ UK defence secretary.