A commercial lawyer is calling for sweeping tariffs on Chinese imports and a fundamental change to the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA), arguing that piecemeal measures will not be enough to rebuild the nation’s industrial base.

Relations between Australia and China are currently under a cloud as a crackdown has commenced on foreign meddling in Australia's politics, following reports of local politicians being influenced after receiving financing from Chinese donors.

China Warns Australia of 'Negative Impact' The CCP tried to argue that, since Australia is the largest supplier of iron ore to China, Bluescope's claim that the price of raw materials in China was artificially low "is effectively arguing that Australia's

relations with China," warned Zhao.

Announced by investment and trade minister Stuart Ayres on Friday, former deputy premier and trade and industry minister John Barilaro will be based in the U.S. as trade commissioner to the Americas, while former national CEO of the Australia China Business

Pat Conroy, Australia’s minister for international development and the Pacific, said publically in a TV interview with ABC Australia on Dec. 12 that PNG will not sign a security pact with China and Australia remains its “security partner of choice.”

Australia also called on China to adhere to the commitments it made in the G20, and bilaterally "refrain from cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, trade secrets and confidential business information with the intent of obtaining competitive advantage

Ties between the two countries have been strained since Australia accused China of meddling in its domestic affairs late last year.

Taiwan and Japan reacted positively to the news of AUKUS cooperation on a nuclear submarine for Australia, given that it strengthens the network of democratic alliances that seek to contain China.

On holding the 8th Foreign and Strategic Dialogue with China, Wong said Australia "remains committed to a stable and constructive relationship with China, which is in the interests of both our countries.

His comment comes as Australia continues to diversify its trading partners and decouple from China.

Australia's Minister for the Pacific Zed Seselja has warned that Russia's incursions into Ukraine should serve as a reminder for Australia to remain vigilant in its own backyard in the Pacific, where China has unresolved territorial disputes.

TOKYO—Japan and Australia voiced "serious concerns" on Wednesday over reports of human rights abuses against Uyghur and other Muslim minorities in China's far western region of Xinjiang, but Beijing dismissed the remarks as a malicious smear.

The talks were likely to be challenged by differences over China, the biggest trading partner of both countries, with Australia at loggerheads with Beijing and New Zealand taking a more accommodating approach.

Australia and the Philippines will bolster military ties to curb tensions with Beijing in the South China Sea.

Australia is fighting to have tariffs worth around 80 percent removed from exports to China. MOFCOM imposed this tariff following another earlier investigation into “dumping” by barley exporters.

So, very soon, leadership has to make decisions … if necessary, a trip to China.”

And in other news, Australia has unveiled its COVID-19 quarantine camp at Wellcamp Airport outside Toowoomba. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp, we’ll discuss these stories and others, and answer questions from the audience.

"I want to stress that the government welcomes the resumption of travel between Australia and China ...

The United States, Australia, India, and Japan are bolstering their cooperation to counter China, with a $20 billion plan to secure critical minerals, energy, and maritime security.

(BAE) In May 2022, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang congratulated Albanese and said the stable development of Australia–China relations was in the interest of both sides.

Australia has voiced concern over Beijing’s activities in the South China Sea last week, which saw three Chinese coast guard patrol vessels block and use water cannons against Philippine supply boats at Second Thomas Shoal, a Philippine-occupied shoal

The CCP-run Global Times, a vocal commentator on party-related issues, accused Australia of waging an “intensifying espionage offensive” against China.

"It is time to add the regulation of outgoing investment on national security grounds to the existing Foreign Investment Review Board process, which screens investments coming into Australia on national security grounds," he said.

His comments come amid ongoing tensions in the Australia-China relationship due to Beijing-instigated foreign interference, industrial-scale cyberattacks, and economic coercion.

“If you look at our region of the world, they're full of Pacific islands, all the way around Australia and up through the South China Sea, and that's where—if China’s aggression continues on its current trajectory—we will need to operate.”

Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), who chairs the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), has called for Australia and the UK to adopt a “war footing” to avoid conflict with China.

Some of the accounts had already been identified by Graham in a data-set of 37,000 Chinese accounts targeting Australia since June, he said.

Australia Needs to Rectify 'Vulnerabilities' Amid Beijing Decoupling Dupont called on Australia to examine vulnerabilities in its supply chains, saying: "In my view, our dependence on China for a range of critical technologies and goods has become a major

China has launched three simultaneous WTO actions against Australia, arguing that tariffs implemented on Chinese railway wheels, wind towers, and stainless-steel sinks were excessive.