Australia-China relations

After the first minister-to-minister talks in more than two years, China says the bilateral relationship with Australia faces new opportunities.

Cooperation, competition, and contestation are at the heart of Australia’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific.

Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews suggested China’s announcement of a deal with the Solomon Islands was deliberately timed to undermine the Liberal Party’s re-election prospects. 

Using national security to win over voters is not an uncommon strategy, but Scott Morrison is banging the national security drum more furiously than ever as he slumps in the polls. 

The bonds between Australia and Lithuania are strengthening as a result of China’s attempts to isolate the European country.

Australia is now moving away from the narrative that inching closer to Taiwan will anger China.

One option for countries like Australia and Canada is to boycott the upcoming Winter Olympics. 

A new Human Rights Watch report details Chinese government efforts to surveil and intimidate Chinese students attending Australian universities. 

Australia is seeking arbitration at the WTO over Chinese tariffs on Australian wine.

Canberra and Beijing pass the one-year mark of increased tensions over COVID-19 origins and the subsequent trade war.

Much of the discussion about diversification is centered on two overarching premises: China and trade. What does that approach miss?