Australia-China Relations Still on Hold
Australia has a smug opinion of its status in the Pacific Family, so the Solomon Islands announcement of cooperation with China came as a surprise.
columnists China & The World Politics Mar 30, 2022
Australia has a smug opinion of its status in the Pacific Family, so the Solomon Islands announcement of cooperation with China came as a surprise.
columnists China & The World Politics Mar 30, 2022
Is this a new contest of wills between Australia and China in the Oceania region? Or might it be possible for the two most important partners for the South Pacific to collaborate and help address the serious development needs of the island nations?
columnists Politics Dec 26, 2018
Today, China is Australia’s largest trading partner both in terms of imports and exports. If anything that would launch Australia and China relation into the next stage, it would be cooperating on Belt and Road Initiative.
Economy Jun 5, 2018
There has been heated debate over whether the China-Australia relationship is becoming strained. Australian PM tried to play down this concern by insisting that the relationship is robust, but received criticism from business leaders and universities.
Economy Apr 25, 2018
Will China turn Australia into a “puppet state”? Sensible people might scoff at such a notion. But a professor from Australia wrote a book, detailing the infiltration of Chinese influence into Australia. His hostile remarks on China do not represent the views of all Australians. An Australian scholar has rebutted the claims.
China & The World Mar 2, 2018
Steve Howard, secretary general of the Australia-based Global Foundation, said “This is an era that will see China move closer to the center of the world and make more contributions to humankind.”
China & The World Jan 15, 2018