President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House

A multi-year decline in uptake of Chinese studies is raising fears the nation is losing much-needed China expertise, prompting a government review.

Chinese stock markets are putting on a brave face and have recently gone up thanks to a push from the government. Still, the Chinese property market is in what Newsweek is calling a “death spiral” and the government is desperately trying to figure out what can take over as the backbone of the Chinese economy.

US officials claim that Chinese-run ports are helping Beijing to gather intelligence. Ports in Greece, Nigeria and Sri Lanka have welcomed Chinese warships, while China’s first overseas military base, in the tiny African nation of Djibouti, began life as a “logistics hub” next to a Chinese-owned port.

President Donald Trump signed a deal with Australia on Monday that will grant the U.S. access to the nation’s rare earth minerals in exchange for Australia investing […]

For years Australia benefited from a booming Chinese economy. Ships full of iron ore and coal streamed out of the country. They not only earned Australia foreign exchange but also held up wages, swelled tax revenues and brought a run of budget surpluses.

Australian and Indian defense ministers signed a new bilateral security deal Thursday that Australia said upholds Indo-Pacific stability. Rajnath Singh has become the first Indian defense minister to visit Australia since 2013,

China has surged in popularity among Australian travellers, with many more Aussies now travelling to the mainland than before the pandemic.