THE world is at greater risk of polarisation, and like-minded, democratic nations needed to work together to carry the “aspirations of the future” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said. In a recorded speech to the Raisina Dialogue in India, the Prime Minister said Australia was “not blind” to the realities of the state of the world.
CHINA has been warned to re-consider its aggressive stance as “credible” military forces align against it.
Australia’s former Army Chief, General Peter Leahy, said a hot war with China now appeared inevitable given its escalation of aggressive and assertive actions.
THE Prime Minister has forced the Victorian State government to hand over documents related to secret deals it signed with the Chinese Communist Party. This is the third “Belt & Road” deal between Victoria and the CCP that the Morrison government is scrutinising under the Foreign Relations Bill that will see arrangements with all foreign nations at each level of government vetoed if they aren’t in Australia’s national interests.
SOUTH Australian senator Rex Patrick has accused Premier Steven Marshall of “sleeping with the enemy” after the State leader spoke at the opening of a new Chinese consulate in Adelaide – where he was shouted down by hundreds of protestors.
NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean has splashed almost $12b of taxpayer cash on his green crusade – a move described as a blatant wealth transfer.
THE children of any Australian parent who dares to disrespect China will forever live in shame, according to a high-ranking Chinese official.
China’s Deputy Head of Mission Wang Xining also told his Canberra audience on Thursday that any Australian who “selfishly vilified China” would be “cast aside in history”.
AN AUSTRALIAN expert has warned China is angling to split New Zealand from its more traditional Five Eyes alliance of Australia, America, Canada and the UK. Associate Prof Salvatore Babones from the University of Sydney told The Epoch Times this week that China would like to see a more isolated New Zealand.
A NUMBER of Kiwi politicians have expressed concern that a diplomatic faux pas by the New Zealand trade minister suits the political ends of the Chinese Communist Party which seeks to pressure Australia by upgrading its trade deal with NZ. NZ National Party MP Simon O’Connor, who is a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, said on Friday that Trade Minister Damien O’Connor had shown a “blindness” to the situation when he said that Australia should follow NZ’s example and “show respect” to China.
THE five eyes countries of Australia, Canada, UK and the US have voiced criticism of Hong Kong’s National Security Law after the arrest of more pro-democracy figures. Foreign Ministers from four of the Five Eyes countries have urged Hong Kong authorities to respect “legally guaranteed rights” after 55 politicians and activists were arrested on charges of “subversion” under the new pro-Beijing bill.
AMID ongoing trade disputes Beijing has instigated against Australia, the Republic of Congo —which is heavily indebted to China—has stripped three Australian mining firms of major iron ore projects under alleged “unlawful and arbitrary” circumstances.
