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What Do US Indo-Pacific Allies Think of the Biden-Xi Summit?
By Shannon Tiezzi
Views from Australia, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, and Taiwan.
Australia and Tuvalu: The Complexities of Climate Refuge
By Grant Wyeth
While the new security agreement is built on unfortunate resignation about Tuvalu’s future, serious action on climate change has the ability to arrest its most brutal consequences.
This Week in Asia: November 10, 2023
The Diplomat’s weekly video round-up of Asia news.
What Mattered Most to China About Anthony Albanese’s Visit
By Jingdong Yuan
Chinese media focused on Australia's “change in attitude,” but Beijing has also made adjustments, downplaying issues of concern to keep the relationship stable.
During China Visit, Australia’s PM Calls for ‘Free and Unimpeded Trade’ to Resume
By Associated Press
The countries agreed to resume an annual leaders meeting, which had been halted by a sharp deterioration in relations during which China slapped tariffs and other restrictions on imports from Australia.
Bifurcation in the Critical Minerals Market Could Throw off the Global Energy Transition
By Xunpeng Shi and Yifan Shen
The securitization of critical minerals could divide the world, leading to severe consequences for the energy transition and undermining global climate change efforts.
Agony for Australia’s Palestinian Community as War Rages on in Gaza
By Dechlan Brennan
“So, there's the pain of the suffering in Palestine – our homeland – but then there's the feeling of abandonment. It’s an otherness. It’s like we don’t belong in Australia, we don't belong on Earth almost.”
How to Make 2023 an Annus Mirabilis for Vietnam-Australia Relations
By Hai Hong Nguyen
All year there has been talk that the two nations will establish a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Could it happen before the end of 2023?
In Australia, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Appeals to Shared Values
By Grant Wyeth
Although the Australian government avoided any direct contact with the foreign minister, it undoubtedly paid close attention to what he said at a talk this week in Melbourne.
Can the Australia-US Alliance Overcome Fraught Politics in Washington?
By Patricia O’Brien
Biden and Albanese might be in lockstep, but actualizing AUKUS requires U.S. congressional support that cannot be guaranteed, even at this high point of Australia-U.S. relations.
A Cambodian-Born Australian Politician on Repression and Diaspora Politics
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with Heang Tak.
Australia’s PM Albanese Starts State Visit to the US
By Chris Megerian
Albanese’s first state visit to the United States is intended as a celebration of the alliance, but may be overshadowed by war in Gaza and political dysfunction in Washington.