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Labor, Nats pollies clash over treatment of journalist Cheng Lei in presence of Chinese delegation

On: June 18, 2024

Senior Labor and Nationals MPs have clashed in a fiery confrontation over Chinese-Australian relations. Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth and Nationals senate leader Bridget McKenzie squared off either side of referee-slash-television host Karl Stefanovic on Tuesday morning. Sparks flew over announcements and sideline events stemming from Chinese Premier Li Qiang’sContinue Reading

China: Australia prepares for Premier Li Qiang’s visit, first major diplomat since 2017

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On: June 14, 2024

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is set to arrive in Australia for a four-day tour including diplomatic talks that are expected to bring good news for the country’s winemakers and panda lovers. Meanwhile, leaders and national security experts have urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to remain firm in condemning human rightsContinue Reading

China claims Australia was spying when flares were dropped in front of ADF helicopter

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On: May 9, 2024

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected Beijing’s claim that an Australian military helicopter was spying after a Chinese jet detonated flares in front of it in an incident that has reignited tensions between the two countries. A Chinese fighter jet dropped flares in front of a Seahawk helicopter operating offContinue Reading

China accuses Australia of ‘risky’ helicopter manoeuvre in Yellow Sea

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On: May 7, 2024

A diplomatic row is heating up between China and Australia, as both countries point the finger at each other over a “risky” and “dangerous” military manoeuvre. Canberra has condemned and made the “appropriate diplomatic representations” to Beijing after a Chinese jet dropped flares in front of an Australian Seahawk helicoptersContinue Reading

Peter Dutton: Anthony Albanese ‘should call’ Xi Jinping over ‘dangerous’ Chinese incident

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On: May 6, 2024

Anthony Albanese must “pick up the phone” to Xi Jinping and express his dismay at a “provocative, unnecessary and dangerous” military incident. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said the Prime Minister must call out China for dropping flares close to an Australian navy helicopter on Saturday. An Australian navy Seahawk helicopter,Continue Reading

US warns Chinese military ‘aggressiveness’ could cause casualties

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On: June 12, 2023

The White House has warned that a sudden upsurge in Chinese military “aggressiveness” behind a series of near collisions in the sea and air could soon result in “casualties”. “It won’t be long before somebody gets hurt,” said National Security Council spokesman John Kirby. “That’s the concern with these unsafeContinue Reading

Chinese jet performs ‘aggressive’ manoeuvre near US plane

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On: June 1, 2023

A Chinese fighter pilot performed an “unnecessarily aggressive manoeuvre” near an American surveillance aircraft operating over the South China Sea last week, the US military said on Tuesday. The incident — which the Pentagon says is part of a pattern of behaviour by China — comes at a time ofContinue Reading

Australia backs Philippines as China ups aggression in South China Sea

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On: February 26, 2023

Last year, an Australian P-8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft was forced to dodge a Chinese fighter that had dumped a load of metal foil in its path. Now Canberra’s set to up the tempo of its South China Sea patrols to help the Philippines stand against Beijing’s escalating aggression. The listContinue Reading