A Chinese official downplayed Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong's concern about recent behaviour in the Pacific ...

Australia’s foreign minister said she directly confronted her Chinese counterpart about Beijing’s recent “destabilising” test ...

On the sidelines of Asean gathering in Manila, the Chinese foreign minister tells Penny Wong that Canberra should drop its ...

The tiny island nations of the South Pacific have long been the battleground for a game of power and influence instigated by ...

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has demanded Australia stop "exaggerating tensions and inciting confrontation" over the ...

Discover how Australia is strengthening ties with Pacific nations amid competition from China's growing influence and recent ...

MANILA, Philippines — Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong raised concern over Beijing’s test of a nuclear-capable missile ...

The Western Range iron ore mine, a joint venture between China Baowu Group and multinational mining corporation Rio Tinto, is ...

A major split has emerged in the electorate over whether President Xi Jinping’s China poses a ­significant threat to national ­security, with a growing number of left-leaning and university­educated ...

With a series of recent treaties and alliances, Canberra is seeking to prevent Beijing from establishing a military foothold in the Pacific Ocean.

Alliance is one of a flurry of treaties Canberra is making in the Pacific to cooperate on security and counter China’s ...