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The Andrews government has responded to the federal government’s decision to scrap Victoria’s Belt and Road agreement with China - acknowledging the foreign Relations Act is a Commonwealth responsibility. The controversial Belt and Road initiative involves a large-scale network of Chinese-funded infrastructure projects stretching from Asia to Europe. The statement released by a spokesperson for the Victorian government said, “the Foreign Relations Act is entirely a matter for the Commonwe...

COLUMN-With Taiwan and Ukraine, Biden administration faces global test Reuters 2 hrs ago By Peter Apps LONDON, April 15 (Reuters) - With warship moves, equipment sales and diplomatic rhetoric, the United States has rarely been more emphatic that it stands with its allies in Ukraine and Taiwan. For all those declarations, however what that truly means remains unclear. Both Moscow and Beijing appear intent on testing the Biden administration, still less than three months old. Russia has mobiliz...

Tsai receives U.S. delegation, commits to regional peace efforts 04/15/2021 04:09 PM To activate the text-to-speech service, please first agree to the privacy policy below. From left to right: Former U.S. deputy secretaries of state James Steinberg and Richard Armitage, AIT Director William Brent Christensen, former U.S. Senator Chris Dodd, and President Tsai Ing-wen. CNA photo April 15, 2021 Taipei, April 15 (CNA) President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Thursday received an American delegation, ...

With Taiwan and Ukraine, Joe Biden administration faces global test SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 15, 2021, 05:24 PM IST Share Synopsis Both Moscow and Beijing appear intent on testing the Biden administration, still less than three months old. Russia has mobilised more troops on Ukraine’s border than at any point since its 2014 war, while China has sent an aircraft carrier, drones and a “citizen militia” of fishing boats to territories also claimed by U.S. allies like the Philippines. Reute...

Taiwan, semiconductor manufacture and the US conflict with China A rash of op-ed comments, reports and warnings in Washington over the past month have raised the danger of a catastrophic war between the United States and China over Taiwan in the not-too-distant future. All the increasingly bellicose anti-China propaganda—accusing Beijing of planning to invade Taiwan—ignores Washington’s provocative actions in deliberately stoking potentially the most explosive flashpoint in Asia. The US i...

CHINA has warned the US to "stop playing with fire" as they continue to strengthen their relationship with Taiwan.It comes after the US State Departme

China’s Message to America: We’re an Equal Now

La Nouvelle Tribune By Lingling Wei and Bob Davis – The Wall Street Journal.   It quickly became obvious in Anchorage, Alaska, last month that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s diplomatic envoys hadn’t come carrying olive branches. Instead they brought a new world view. As Biden administration officials expected in their first meeting with Chinese counterparts, Yang Jiechi, Mr. Xi’s top foreign-policy aide, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi asked them to roll back Trump-era polic...

Shifting demographics are at the heart of their argument. Between 1991 and 2018, the effective labour supply in the world’s most advanced economies more than doubled, prolonging a period of sustained deflation. Leading the way was China, which encouraged a huge population shift, almost exclusively of younger workers, from agrarian-based roles to plentiful jobs in the country’s rapidly expanding cities. Following Deng Xiaoping’s embracement of “Socialism with Chinese characteristics” i...

Shifting demographics are at the heart of their argument. Between 1991 and 2018, the effective labour supply in the world’s most advanced economies more than doubled, prolonging a period of sustained deflation. Leading the way was China, which encouraged a huge population shift, almost exclusively of younger workers, from agrarian-based roles to plentiful jobs in the country’s rapidly expanding cities. Following Deng Xiaoping’s embracement of “Socialism with Chinese characteristics” i...