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Geostrategic rivalry and tensions between Beijing and Washington are increasingly playing out in the Indo-Pacific, and this country is on the front line.

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Envoy: China not discriminating against foreign journalists A Chinese envoy says China continues to welcome foreign journalists and discriminates against none, contradicting an Australian reporter’s opinion that they were “barely tolerated.” By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press April 21, 2021, 7:23 AM • 3 min read The Associated Press Wang Xining, left, the Chinese Embassy in Australia’s deput...

Pandemic year points to more crisis for Australia and China 21 April 2021 2020 marked a year of rolling crises for both Australia and China that have shaken the two nations and their relationship, a new book from The Australian National University (ANU) argues. The China Story Yearbook: Crisis surveys multiple crises in both countries during the year of the metal rat, which symbolises a new day, including the COVID-19 pandemic, catastrophic floods in China and devastating bushfires in Australi...

CANBERRA, Australia--China continued to welcome foreign journalists and discriminated against none,

Australian Reporter Says There Is No Room in China for Journalists Who Contradict Ruling Party On 4/21/21 at 2:00 PM EDT An Australian reporter said there is no longer "room" in China for journalists who contradict the Chinese government. "In China, theres no room for any opinion that does not match that of the Chinese Communist Party," Michael Smith said during a Wednesday panel at the National Press Club of Australia, the Associated Press reported. A reporter for The Australian Financial Rev...

Australia Cancels China’s Belt and Road Deal With State Bloomberg 1 hr ago Jason Scott © Photographer: Sam Mooy/Getty Images AsiaPac CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 25: Senator Marise Payne during an appearance at Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee at Parliament House on March 25, 2021 in Canberra, Australia. (Photo by Sam Mooy/Getty Images) (Bloomberg) -- Australia has canceled agreements between China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the Victoria stat...

‘China is not a cow’: embassy chief accuses Australia of working with US to ‘illegally’ hamper Huawei Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian A senior Chinese diplomat has accused the Australian government of triggering a downward spiral in the relationship by “conniving with the United States in a very unethical, illegal, immoral suppression” of Chinese telco Huawei. Wang Xining, the d...

THE ROAD TO NOWHERE The Morrison government has torn up four agreements between Victoria and foreign countries, including two linked to the Andrews government’s Belt and Road Initiative deal with China. It’s the first use of federal veto laws covering states and territories, local governments, and public universities since the scheme was introduced last December. While Victoria’s memorandum of understanding and framework agreement with China was non-binding, the ABC explains that federal...

A senior Chinese diplomat has blamed Australia for hurting the relationship between the two countries in a bizarre speech in Canberra. Deputy head of mission Wang Xining, rattled off a diatribe of Communist Party propaganda at the National Press Club on Wednesday, warning Australia that China is like an ox, not a cow. The Wolf Warrior diplomat told the confused crowd that in Chinese tradition the ox represents strength, resilience and perseverance and is a sign of good fortune. We, Chinese, lov...

First published on Tue 20 Apr 2021 17.08 EDT Good morning. A verdict has just been announced in the trial over the police killing of George Floyd. Australia’s flawed vaccination program is having devastating ramifications for those stuck abroad. Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of murder over the killing of George Floyd. US president Joe Biden earlier said he was “praying the verdict is the right verdict” and described theevidence against Chauvin as ...