UPDATED Will reports of China’s increased militarisation in the South China Sea upset the delicate waltz between Washington and Beijing?
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In a speech to the National Press Club on Thursday, Gareth Evans lambasted Donald Trump and called on Australia to become more self-reliant.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s recent trip to Asia offers some insights into how the Trump administration might deal with China.
The US’s military heft in East Asia may have met its match.
Now, more than at any time in our history, Australia needs a relationship with China ‘comparable with that which we have, or seek, with other major powers’.
Tensions in Asia may soon boil over. If U.S. leaders fail to seek pathways to peace, the consequences may be grim, warns former National Security Council member.
Julie Bishop has sent an unusually pointed message to China about the importance of democratic institutions.
There are many key events to watch for this year in China, but by far the most significant is the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, likely to be held in November. The congress is held…
Jokowi’s visit was a good deal shorter than the one planned for last year. But it did highlight several important issues in the bilateral relationship.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may have just demonstrated to other world leaders how to possibly approach President Donald Trump.
Malcolm Turnbull should walk away from the deal he struck for the US to take refugees from Nauru and Manus Island.
Far from ‘making America great again’, Donald Trump’s sloganeering will deepen mistrust of US motives and irreparably damage any prospect of co-existence, let alone a more co-operative world order.
The Trump Administration is likely to be more aggressive about resisting China in the South China Sea and more forceful about preventing the erosion of America’s position in the western Pacific.
Despite the cataclysmic risks of the Cold War, times have never been as dangerous as these since 1945. Freedom and the rule of law are both under threat.
If Beijing can bring its neighbours to accept its regional leadership, China would have successfully achieved a dramatic reduction of US influence.
China may have more to gain from Trump’s rise than any other nation – but the risks of a miscalculation are enormous.
A more muscular foreign policy in our region would carry risks, but it might also show Australia and its neighbours that the US has its interests at heart.
Security and economic interests, in the guise of the 12-member Trans-Pacific Partnership (seven of which hail from the Asia-Pacific), are causing anxiety among US friends and allies.
The foul-mouthed, tough-talking president of the Philippines is ironically a pragmatist on foreign policy.
Anti-Chinese hostility, channelled and fanned by the mainstream media, may fuel negative sentiments toward Australia on the part of Chinese migrants.
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Professor, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong
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Tony Walker AM is a Friend of The Conversation.
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