Beijing has cautioned Canberra against making “reckless and impossible accusations against China”, and rejected accusations a Chinese warship injured Australian navy divers. Over the weekend, Australia accused China of “unsafe and unprofessional” conduct at sea when divers from the HMAS Toowoomba were injured by sonar pulses emitted from a ChineseContinue Reading

Australia must confront the “inconvenient truths” about China’s positive contributions to the world, while also countering Beijing’s “massive” military expansion threatening regional security, Richard Marles says. The Defence Minister condemned “shrill and fundamentalist” inflammatory commentary about China, while also acknowledging the country was a significant source of “anxiety” for ourContinue Reading