2 days ago · WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Leaders in Australia and New Zealand say China should have given them more warning before its navy conducted an unusual series of live fire exercises in the seas between the two countries, forcing flights to divert on short notice.. The drills by three naval ships happened in international waters beneath a busy commercial flight path over the Tasman Sea on ...

In 2021, 42% of Australians believed China was likely to attack Australia and 49% believed the same for Taiwan. 13% believed that an attack on Taiwan by China will happen soon. 62% of Australians also believed that China was a "very aggressive" country.

2 days ago · China is the biggest export partner for both Australia and New Zealand, and the episode follows a period of improved ties between Beijing and Canberra as a Chinese trade freeze on many Australia ...

After establishing diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1972, Australia established an embassy in Beijing in 1973. The Australia-China bilateral relationship is based on strong economic and trade complementarities and longstanding community and cultural links.

Sep 7, 2023 · Australia and China have started their first high-level dialogue in three years in a sign of a slight thaw to relations between countries that have clashed on human rights, COVID-19 and trade.

6 days ago · Australia’s diplomatic and trade relations with China have improved in recent years, but relations between the two militaries are dangerous. Australia protested what it described as an unsafe interaction last week over the South China Sea where a Chinese fighter is accused of releasing flares that endangered an Australian military ...

1 day ago · Australia learned about Chinese live-fire naval drills off the country’s coast that forced dozens of flights to be diverted via an alert from a commercial pilot, authorities said on Monday.

Dec 20, 2024 · Australia and China have enjoyed a robust trade relationship for over 15 years, with China consistently ranking as Australia’s largest trading partner, and accounting for 27 percent of Australia’s total trade in goods and services in 2023.

Jan 7, 2025 · Beginning early in the year, China was the focus of publicly voiced concerns by Australia’s intelligence head about espionage and foreign interference activities. A dangerous manoeuvre in the Yellow Sea in May, in which a Chinese fighter jet dropped flares in the flight path of an Australian navy helicopter, was labelled ’unacceptable’ by Albanese.

Mar 28, 2024 · During a visit to Adelaide Zoo, China's Premier Li Qiang gets into a bit of panda diplomacy. The impoverished Solomon Islands is holding its first election since the country's pivot to Beijing....