"Australia is concerned the Pacific could become the next South China Sea where Beijing militarizes the region," said La Trobe's Bisley.

"We're engaged in a zero-sum game for influence with China in the Pacific." Liberal Senator James Paterson in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Nov. 21, 2016.

"So any suggestion that China, the Chinese government, doesn't seek to interfere in Australia—well, we didn't put that legislation in for no reason," Morrison told reporters on April 30.

pic.twitter.com/2NXCN0vO12 — Simon Birmingham (@Birmo) May 18, 2020 Australia and Japan are both set to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement with 13 other states, including China in 2020.

Studies Centre on Oct. 29 that Australia would not be silenced.

The Chinese Ministry for Commerce says the move was in response to Australia "dumping" barley into the China market; Australia disputes the claim.

Australian prawn farmers, who lost entire crops to a white spot outbreak, are furious at the country's federal government for continuing to allow infected product to be imported under the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement.

Australian manuka honey producers said if New Zealand is successful in trademarking the name in China, they stand to lose A$1 billion ($677 million) in sales.

Survivors of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) gathered in Canberra on Feb. 27-28 for the inaugural "Victims of the Communist Regime of China" conference, where attendees called for the rapid adoption of Magnitsky style legislation in Australia to limit

"China is the principal concern for Australia," he said. "China are preparing for this. But again, they're not going to do it any time soon.

China's 'Formidable Aerospace Capability' not Impenetrable Chipman warned that China had built up “formidable aerospace capability” in the South China Sea, but noted that Australia could still operate in the region.

The democracies should go into any discussions with China and Russia with a single, unified position. At a minimum, U.S. allies from Europe, Japan, South Korea, Canada, and Australia should be at the table.

Australia has confirmed its 11th and 12th cases of coronavirus late Saturday afternoon local time. It marks the first two cases seen in the state of South Australia after a couple tested positive for the virus.

The area is near waters claimed by both Vietnam and Malaysia as well as China. China claims most of the energy-rich South China Sea, within a U-shaped "nine-dash line" on its maps, which is not recognized by its neighbors. A U.S.

However, Frydenberg's speech has faced criticism from Australia China Business Council board member Daryl Guppy in an opinion piece for the Chinese state-owned media CTGN, calling the treasurer's diversification message wishful thinking.

Australia-based Feng Chongyi, an associate professor of China Studies at the University of Technology Sydney, told The Epoch Times that the governing party losing seats in midterm elections is historically common in the United States and should not be

Raaymaker believes Australia has not recognised or addressed the Pacific's broader development concerns, like rising sea levels, and therefore, Australia cannot tailor its development assistance to address these issues concretely.

“Right now, Chinese automakers are dumping subsidized vehicles with connected software and hardware around the world,” Bozzella wrote, adding that China “is capturing market share” in Europe, Australia, Southeast Asia, Mexico, and South America.

“In order to have an effective law on forced organ transplants, or against complicity on forced organ transplants, you need to know about transplant tourism from Australia to China, and any other country where there’s transplant abuse,” he told The Epoch

“Australia is at a strategic, diplomatic, and economic turning point in our relations with China,” he said.

The newly installed Deputy Prime Minister of Australia Barnaby Joyce has indicated he will take a strong stance on China and climate change policies in Australia.

He believes that the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) goal is to coerce Australia into abandoning its national defense construction so that the CCP's nuclear submarines can pass through the waters near Australia easily and directly pose a military threat

With the change of government in May 2022, Xiao would spend the subsequent years advocating for the ongoing "stabilisation" of Australia-China ties.

China has been increasingly hostile toward Australia since the federal government called for an independent inquiry into the origins of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as novel coronavirus.

China has warned Australia not to interfere in its legal process, but Morrison said Australia will not be silenced.

He added the talks were "primarily" focused on the broader Australia–China relationship.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Marles also stressed that Australia had a One China policy and would not support Taiwanese independence. "We do not support Taiwanese independence.

On the eve of the AUKUS agreement, Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg warned that Australia was on the front lines of strategic competition with China in an environment of increased global competition.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he raised China's "coercion" of Australia during a frank, six-hour meeting with China's top diplomat in Hawaii.

China is top and dominates 30–40 percent of the total. Japan is second for Australia, but one-third of China."