A traditional communiqué released at the end of the Pacific Islands Forum on Friday has enraged China so much,a new one was quietly reposted on Saturday.
Anthony Albanese’s hot-mic moment wasn’t like Peter Dutton’s joke about Pacific nations going underwater,but US official Kurt Campbell’s remarks were tantalising.
The prime minister jokingly suggested the US could share the cost of Australia’s $400 million Pacific police partnership deal,widely seen as countering China.
Anthony Albanese has locked in support for a far-ranging Pacific policing pact designed to counter China’s growing security presence in the region.
Japan lodged a formal protest with the Chinese government,summoning the Charge d’Affaires of the Chinese embassy in Tokyo.
President Xi Jinping’s push to end reliance on property-led growth has profound implications for the steel industry and is sending out global shockwaves.
The treasurer’s visit would be the first such trip in seven years,before relations soured and Beijing placed Australia in the diplomatic deep freezer.
Australian officials hope the ambitious Pacific-wide policing pact will help stymie Beijing’s energetic efforts to gain a security foothold in the region.
The new airport in Pokhara was meant to bring prosperity to Nepal. Instead,it has saddled it with debt.
But as of July 1 this year,it is much easier for Australians to travel to soak up Chinese culture.
Some Liberal MPs boycotted the social media app WeChat,others called it a security threat. Now even Dutton is using it to reach out to Chinese voters.