The Chinese warships are being supported on their long voyage by a Type 903 replenishment ship which allows the flotilla to ...

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said China is more frequently projecting military power further into the Pacific, in a speech highlighting the challenges Australia faces as it competes for ...

China held a defense meeting on Monday with Australia, a major ally of the United States in the contested Western Pacific Ocean, just days after encounters involving their militaries. Australia ...

Outgoing Australian ambassador to the United Kingdom Stephen Smith has labelled China "the long-term strategic challenge" ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping says relations with Australia have “turned around” as the two countries stress dialogue and seek to stabilise trade in the face of global tensions. Xi on Tuesday made the ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles on Saturday urged greater transparency from China over its military modernisation and deployments as Pacific nations brace for a more ...

Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s visit to Australia this week speaks to continuing efforts by both Beijing and Canberra to maintain a working relationship. But while political tensions have thawed since the ...

June 16 (Reuters) - China Premier Li Qiang made a low-key start on Sunday to a four-day trip to Australia with visits to a South Australian winery and Adelaide Zoo, where he announced Beijing would ...

In early 2024, China expressed heightened interest in joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a move predicted to bring a modest economic benefit to ...

Nobody wins a trade war as China discovered in its trade dispute with Australia between 2020 and last year, and which the U.S. is most likely to discover in its tit-for-tat tariffs exchange with ...

WHEN ANTHONY ALBANESE shook hands with Xi Jinping in Beijing on November 6th, it marked the first time in seven years that an Australian prime minister had travelled to China to meet its leader. For ...

BEIJING (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese kicked off a visit this weekend to China meant to shore up trade relations between the two countries. Albanese met with Shanghai Party ...