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10 December, 2024
Australian soldiers and federal police officers in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Photo: AP
Australia

Australia strikes US$118 million policing deal with China-friendly Solomons

Australian PM Albanese called the pact a ‘new foundation’ for Canberra’s security ties with Honiara as Beijing’s clout in the Pacific grows.

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Science

Competition set to heat up over Australian gemstone used in hypersonic weapons

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Australia

Australia seals Papua New Guinea security deal with eye on China

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Australia

Australia warns against China’s normalisation of ‘dangerous actions’ in rows

Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s comment comes as an Australian government delegation visits Singapore to discuss deepening their ties.

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Chinese coastguard personnel appearing to wield bladed weapons during a clash in the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. Photo: AFP
Australia

China-Australia beef over as Beijing lifts red meat ban on Canberra exports

Over the past two years, Beijing has dropped tariffs on Australian barley and wine, halted an import ban on timber and resumed shipments of coal.

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US-China relations

Letters | A Trump administration of China hawks makes diplomacy vital

Readers discuss rising US-China tensions, Hong Kong’s push to help older adults keep up with technology, and air connections to mainland cities.

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G20

At G20, Xi and Albanese discuss improved China-Australia trade relations

Both leaders note progress, with the Australian prime minister saying: ‘Trade is flowing more freely to the benefit of both countries.’.

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping speaks with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as they prepare for a group photo during the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. Photo: Reuters
Australia

As Chinese banks circle, Australia pushes ANZ to stay in Pacific island nations

For years, Western banks have been closing branches throughout the South Pacific. State-owned Bank of China has shown it’s eager to step in.

China trade

China, Australia sign avocado agreement at Shanghai expo amid warming ties

Australia’s avocado trade association and China’s trade body signed an agreement at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Wednesday.

China

Exclusive | Friends again, Australia sends largest trade group to Shanghai fair

Almost 70 per cent of the businesses in Australia’s group represent the food and beverage sector.

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An Australian exhibitor at the CIIE. Photo: Daniel Ren
China trade

Scrapping of punitive tariffs sparks surge in Chinese imports of Australian wine

Australia’s share of China’s imported wine market plunged to 0.06 per cent last year from 37 per cent in 2019.

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Visitors wearing face masks walk past a display of Australian wines and other agricultural products at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai in November 2020. Photo: AP
Australia

Australia to spend up to US$245.8 billion by 2055 on Aukus shipyard

It will make an initial investment of A$127 million (US$85 million) over three years to upgrade facilities at the Henderson shipyard.

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China trade

The US and EU are shutting out China’s green tech. Australia wants more. Why?

Unlike its allies in the West, Australia has kept its doors open to Chinese and green tech. What accounts for this divergence?

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Diplomacy

‘It’s the Chinese helping us’: Asia’s youngest nation defends its China ties

In an interview, East Timor’s president questions why the West wants his country to ‘do the opposite’ of the ‘whole international community’.

An aerial view of Dili, capital of East Timor. Photo: AFP
Diplomacy

Editorial | Lobsters deal whets appetite for better China-Australia ties

Lifting of ban by mainland China on the Australian seafood raises hopes of a continuing improvement in relations between two countries.

Cooked Eastern Rock Lobster is displayed at Sydney Fish Markets in December 2023. China’s trade ban on Australian lobsters is to end after more than three years. Photo: Getty Images
China trade

China ending Australian lobster ban ‘huge relief’ for industry

China is set to lift its ban on Australian lobster imports by the end of the year following a meeting between Premier Li Qiang and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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Australia

East Timor approaches China’s Sinopec over US$65 billion gas project

‘If Australia doesn’t feel like doing it … Then either we talk with the Chinese or the Kuwaitis’, East Timor’s president said.

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China economy

Australia to push ahead with trade diversification despite warming China ties

Analysts say Australia will still push ahead with its trade diversification, particularly in Southeast Asia, despite improving ties with China.

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China has been Australia’s largest trading partner since 2009. Photo: Shutterstock
South China Sea

Australia to boost South China Sea presence by joining Philippines’ patrols

The move to secure Australia’s strategic interests is likely to earn China’s ire and increase the potential for sanctions, analysts say.

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Aukus alliance

Aukus risks being just ‘a label’ if it fails to curb China’s ‘adventurism’

The bloc could soon show results in areas such as autonomous underwater vehicles and quantum computing-based defence, analysts say.

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Pacific nations

China’s police chief urges ‘new chapter’ of Pacific Island security cooperation

The comments come after Australia – Beijing’s rival in a region it is eager to court – secures support for major Pacific policing initiative.

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China is willing to create a “more professional” law enforcement team to achieve “lasting security” in the Pacific Islands, says Chinese Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong. Photo: Weibo
Japan

Japan, Australia to take defence ties to ‘new height’ to tackle China clout

Tokyo and Canberra signed security deals and agreed to jointly help the Philippine coastguard in the South China Sea.

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(Left to right) Japanese Defence Minister Minoru Kihara, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles during their meeting in Queenscliff on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Diplomacy

Australia’s ‘political win’ in the Pacific gets ‘mild’ response from China

Pacific island leaders endorsed a regional policing plan, but analyst says balancing ties with Beijing remains ‘important consideration’ for many.

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China economy

Cap and gloom: Australia’s appeal as top pick for Chinese students dims

Chinese students rank first in terms of the number of international students studying in Australia, but new rules are set to cap foreign student numbers.

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Pacific nations

Australia pushes Pacific police force proposal to check China’s ambitions

Pacific leaders endorsed on Wednesday a plan creating a 200-officer police force to address security challenges and limit China’s reach.

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Solomons Islands police receive training from Chinese liaison officers in 2022. Photo: Royal Solomon Islands Police Force/Handout via AFP
Asean

Opinion | Australia and New Zealand key to ensuring Asean’s food security

The challenges facing East and Southeast Asian nations’ food security efforts require looking farther south for lasting solutions.

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A vendor displays onions at Jatinegara market in Jakarta on July 31. Indonesia and other Southeast Asian countries could bolster their push for food security by including Australia and New Zealand in regional food-sharing mechanisms. Photo: Bloomberg
Australia

‘Fantastic as fiction’: Penny Wong on rising to become Australia’s top diplomat

In a candid speech, the Malaysian-born foreign minister highlighted the need for more diverse leadership and deeper ties with Asia.

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Canada

Canada and Australia, eyeing China, signal more military cooperation

Canadian Defence Minister Bill Blair says the two nations needed to work more closely together to maintain order in the Indo-Pacific.

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