Security concerns drove the Australian government’s 2025 decision to bring Darwin Port, currently leased to Chinese company Landbridge, back into the control of Australian or trusted partners. So it should now be backed by the …
Tag Archive for: "China"
After the US-Israeli attack on Iran began, the Chinese air force stopped flying around Taiwan—and the reason isn’t at all clear. Observers have offered various possibilities, but none seems convincing. The inactivity started the morning …
A debate over Chinese-made electric buses has arrived in Australia with familiar speed. Talk of potential kill switches has prompted calls to rip and replace foreign vehicles and turn to domestic supply. But the concerns …
Vital strategic installations such as the top-secret intelligence site at Pine Gap are more than ever at risk of direct attack by China in a conflict. Beijing has scant regard for such facilities’ role in …
Beijing’s primary concern in a Taiwan contingency is US intervention—but its planning would not stop there. China has the capacity to pressure key US allies, including Australia, even while focusing on the United States itself. …