Australia criticises Thailand's deportation of Uyghurs to China
Australia "strongly disagrees" with Thailand's decision to transfer 40 Uyghurs to China against their will and has raised concerns about their treatment with the Chinese government, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Friday.

China, Australia and Military Drills

China Will Not Apologise for Military Drills off Australia's East, Ambassador Says
China Says Australia ‘Deliberately Hyped’ Live-Fire Naval Drills
Planes diverted as China conducts rare military drill near Australia
Australia discusses security, aid with Vanuatu amid competition with China
Australia pledged to remain the South Pacific's largest aid donor on Thursday during security and economic talks with Vanuatu, as Canberra reviews the potential Pacific impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's foreign aid cuts.
Political fighting over Chinese warships misses the point: Australia’s navy is no match for China’s built-up force
Australian politicians have overreacted to China’s naval exercises this week. It’s not ‘gunboat diplomacy’, but it does show how advanced China’s navy has become.
Meet the Type 055 destroyers steering China’s blue-water ambitions as far as Australia
The blue-water role of China’s newest variety of naval destroyer was on show last week when Type 055 destroyer Zunyi led a small flotilla to conduct live-fire drills in international waters off the Australian east coast,
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China Appears To Be Adding Australia to Its List of Harassment Targets
What China seems to be saying with its war games near Australia is: If you’re challenging our air space over the South China Sea, which belongs to
Expanding Global Partnerships: China International Import Expo (CIIE) Promotional Events in Australia, New Zealand, and Malaysia
To strategically deepen the cross-border collaborative ties with global enterprises and encourage broader participation, the China International Import Expo (CIIE) promotional team embarked on an influential global promotion to Australia,
Australia plea, copper imports test Trump’s tariff resolve: could China expect a break?
Countries are exploring possible deals with the United States to ease tariff rates, which the US treasury secretary said this week were a crucial part of Donald Trump's economic policy, as the president suddenly ordered a probe into potential new tariffs on copper imports that looks to have China in its sights.
China says Tasman Sea navy firing drills 'in line' with international law
Recent unprecedented live-fire drills by China's navy in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand were "totally in line with international law", a spokesperson for its defence ministry said on Thursday.
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New Zealand’s foreign minister holds talks in China as concern grows over military drills
New Zealand's foreign minister was meeting senior officials in China on Wednesday, just days after both his government and Australia said that Chinese warships should have given more warning before conducting live-fire exercises in waters between their countries.
China’s PLA offers details on live-fire Pacific drills led by Type 055 destroyer Zunyi
CCTV report citing PLA Navy comes days after live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea prompted monitoring by Australia and New Zealand.
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Australia prepares for a lonelier, harsher world
The country has long relied on America for security and China for its prosperity. Those two pillars are wobbling