Australian leader decries China’s interference in its May election
On April 30, Reuters reported that Australia's prime minister Scott Morrison pointed out China's interference in its foreign politics. After Australia's home affairs minister claimed Beijing's recent security arrangement disclosure in the Solomon Islands is to influence the upcoming election. Morrison replied to Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews' radio statement that ...
Australia’s defense chief accuses China of international bribery deals
Australia's Defense Minister Peter Dutton accuses China of bribing other countries to secure international deals. The Defense Minister's accusation of China comes as his conservative government faces opposition scrutiny about its failure to stop The Solomons–China's security pact, especially as Australia heads toward a new election next month. The deal alarmed many ...
Australia says Solomon should be careful of its security pact with China
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said on Australia's national broadcaster Sunday, April 24, that Solomon should be "really careful" in its security agreement with China. Joyce had taken Solomon's word that the islands would not allow China to build a naval base there. He went on to talk about China ...
U.S., Australia concerned after China signs a security deal with Solomon Islands
China said on Tuesday, April 19, that it had signed a security pact with the Solomon Islands, a move set to raise concerns from the U.S. and allies Australia and New Zealand about growing Chinese influence in the region. Douglas Ete, chairman of Parliament's public accounts committee, said that the agreements ...
Australia says Solomons-China pact’s ‘lack of transparency’
In a local television interview on Sunday, April 17, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said that there are concerns about a 'lack of transparency' in the controversial proposed security pact between the Solomon Islands and China. According to Bloomberg, Payne said that the concern is "something that should be discussed in ...
Australia asks Solomon Islands not to sign China’s security deal
An Australian Minister met with the Solomon Islands' Prime Minister on Wednesday, April 13, asking the Pacific island not to sign a proposed security deal with China. The meeting occurred between Zed Seselja, Australia's Minister for International Development and the Pacific, and Manasseh Sogavare, Solomon Islands' Prime Minister. In a statement following ...
West urges Solomon Islands to cancel pact with China due to regional security
The recent agreement signed between the Solomon Islands and China on April 1 sparked international concern after it was revealed that the South Pacific island nation would allow Beijing to establish a military base there. According to AP, In this context, the United States and Australia are on alert, considering this military ...
Surgeons declare healthy prisoners ‘brain dead’ before carving them up: Study concludes
Medical specialists misdiagnosed patients as profoundly unresponsive and extracted their organs while still alive. This is the shocking conclusion researchers reached after completing a thorough investigation. The Australian National University recently published what is claimed to be the world's first study exposing the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP's) transition away from executing ...
Australia’s spy officials go to Solomon Islands over China’s security threat
Bloomberg posted on April 7 that two Australian senior intelligence officials went to the Solomon Islands to work on the Islands' security pact with China. To reassure Australia that it is still a "partner of choice," during the officials' visit, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare publicized a statement on Solomontimes ...
Australia speeds up missile upgrade amid growing threats from China
Australia has accelerated plans to acquire long-range strike missiles ahead of schedule in response to the increasing risks posed by China. According to the Associated Press, Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton said on April 5 that the country would spend 3.5 billion Australian dollars ($2.6 billion) on accelerated reaming of fighter ...
Australian journalist tried behind closed doors in Beijing court
Australian journalist Cheng Lei went on trial behind closed doors in a heavily guarded Beijing court on Thursday, March 31, on espionage charges. According to Australia's foreign minister, the trial ended on the same day with the court deferring its verdict. Before being detained in August 2020, Cheng, 46, was a presenter ...
Australian Prime Minister refuses to meet new Chinese ambassador
On Saturday, March 26, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison stated that meeting with China's new ambassador to Australia would be inappropriate until Beijing lifts a block on ministerial meetings between Australia and China. Morrison said, "For the same reason that President Xi does not meet with our Ambassador in China. Ambassadors ...
Australia responds to draft security deal between China – Solomon Islands
A draft security deal between China and the Solomon Islands has raised concerns among Australian politicians about China's expanding presence in the Pacific. Talking to ABC Australia, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said on March 27, "I think what Australia has to do is say well, what is the point ...
China to put Australian journalist Cheng Lei on trial, Australia wants ‘basic standards of justice’
Australia's foreign minister confirmed on Saturday, March 26, that Chinese-born Australian journalist Cheng Lei would be put on trial next week over alleged state secret charges. Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said in a statement, "The Australian Government has been notified by Chinese authorities that Australian citizen, Ms. Cheng Lei, will ...
Australian Prime Minister warns China not to support Russia
The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, on Wednesday, March 16, issued a warning that Australia and its allies would impose sanctions against China if it provided military support to Russia in its war with Ukraine. Morrison said in a press conference on Wednesday, "I think it's very important for China to ...
China-backed Pacific Networks ejected from U.S. by telecoms watchdog
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on March 16 barred Pacific Networks Corp. and ComNet (USA) LLC from providing telecom services in America, continuing a series of bans of Chinese telecommunications firms over espionage fears. Since January, the FCC has also been proceeding with measures to revoke China Unicom to operate ...
