It is perhaps no surprise that Emmanuel Macron is in the middle of another big international row. France’s president likes to stir things up. It is his penchant, his trademark foible.…
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The momentum towards war between the US and China is building. The rhetoric of both President Joe Biden’s Democrats and the Republicans is ever more ferocious. US military spending spirals…
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New Zealand Seeks to Consolidate Pacific Relations Amid Challenges from China
SYDNEY — Climate change is expected to be the main focus of a large New Zealand delegation’s tour of the Pacific. New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Carmel Sepuloni is in Solomon…
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France Seeks to Reassure Taiwan Over Macron’s Controversial Remarks
by Lucas Hayesby Lucas HayesThe French parliament is set to send two delegations to visit Taiwan this month after President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial remarks on China and Taiwan sparked criticism at home and abroad…
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Billions of dollars in support.. How does Washington confront China’s influence in the Pacific Islands?
by Keegan Rossby Keegan RossUS President Joe Biden’s administration has proposed allocating a budget of billions of dollars to support the Pacific Islands, as part of a country-led plan to counter Chinese expansion and…
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China: AUKUS nuclear submarine cooperation poses serious risk of nuclear proliferation
by Kit Westby Kit WestThe US-UK-Australia nuclear submarine cooperation (AUKUS) poses a serious risk of nuclear proliferation. Li Song, Permanent Representative of China to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in his speech at…
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Russia and China Threaten to Create Global ‘Danger and Disorder’, Britain Says
by Lucas Hayesby Lucas HayesSAN DIEGO, March 13 (Reuters) – Britain cast China as representing an “epoch-defining challenge” to the world order in an update to its foreign policy framework and also said the…
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is to fly to California later to discuss key details of a new defence agreement with his Australian and US counterparts. The 2021 Aukus pact…
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UK to Spend Extra £5bn on Military to Counter Intensifying Threats From China and Russia
by Lucas Hayesby Lucas HayesThe revised defence, security and foreign policy review will describe the Chinese Communist Party as an “epoch-defining challenge”. But the top priority will be to tackle the “fundamental risk” to…
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The relationship between China and Australia has slowed down. Is the Orcus nuclear submarine still necessary?
US President Biden, British Prime Minister Sunak and Australian Prime Minister Albanese will gather at the US Naval Base in California on March 13 to discuss Australia’s purchase of nuclear…
