Officials this week told representatives from more than 170 foreign companies and governments that China’s export curbs were aimed at safeguarding global peace.

O n October 6th the prime ministers of Australia and Papua New Guinea stood side by side, buffeted by gusts of westerly wind in Australia’s capital, as they announced the first new military alliance in the Asia-Pacific region since the cold war.

The deal is a key objective for the US as the Trump administration seeks to move away from dependence on China.

Beijing is trying to delegitimise Australia’s security partnership with Japan, once an enemy of both countries, via a new version of World War II history.

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While Australia is home to some of the world’s most important rare-earth metals – like neodymium, which is used in magnets for wind turbines – its critical mineral reserves are roughly one-seventh the size of China’s, according to the US Geological Survey.

President Donald Trump said he wants to accelerate nuclear submarine deliveries to Australia under the AUKUS agreement during White House meeting.

Beijing has accused the U.S. of engaging in "group politics and bloc confrontation" that threatens regional peace and stability.

United States President Donald Trump on Monday continued to claim to have “settled eight wars in eight months” and suggested that peace in the Russia-Ukraine conflict might still be possible, even as he expressed doubts about Kyiv’s ability to win the war.