Beijing’s efforts to extend its influence in the South Pacific is unlikely to undermine the West’s relationship with the region, says a former diplomat. Mr. Kemish, Australia’s former ambassador to Germany and high commissioner to Papua New Guinea, said Values Over Money: Former Diplomat Says Beijing Unlikely to Win Over the Pacific
Beijing’s efforts to extend its influence in the South Pacific is unlikely to undermine the West’s relationship with the region, says a former diplomat. Mr. Kemish, Australia’s former ambassador to Germany and high commissioner to Papua New Guinea, said 
Commentary The trilateral summit between China, Japan, and South Korea in May prompted an immediate response from North Korea, which sent hundreds of balloons carrying bags of trash. With warming Japan-South Korea relations, worsening Sino-Japan relations, and
Vietnam is building artificial islands at a record pace in the South China Sea as tensions with the Chinese communist regime increase in the disputed waters, according to a a U.S. think tank. Vietnam has built 692 new acres of islands through dredging and
Google’s AI chatbot appears to return a mirror image of Chinese propaganda in some of its Chinese-language answers. We asked Gemini some questions about topics Beijing considers sensitive. Higher tariffs are being imposed on Chinese-made electric vehicles. The