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China says U.S. and Australia 'should play a proactive role' to bolster rare earth supply chains
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday said resource-rich countries should play a proactive role in bolstering their rare earth supply chains.
Canberra criticizes PLA fighter aircraft's “unsafe” interaction in South China Sea but Beijing dismisses claims as fallacy.
China's government responded to the U.S.-Australia rare earths deal signed by President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Washington this week.
Australia's statements about an incident involving Chinese military aircraft over the South China Sea are an attempt to cover up an Australian "intrusion" into Chinese airspace, the Chinese defence ministry said on Wednesday.
China has accused Australia of a military cover-up in the South China Sea, just hours after delivering a chilling warning following America’s endorsement of the AUKUS pact.
China’s escalating curbs on the critical minerals has given Australia, a longstanding U.S. ally, the opportunity to reposition itself to a transactional president.
Australia is capable of engaging with the Trump administration while stabilizing relations with China, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said, reiterating the center-left government’s policy of balancing the fractious superpowers.
China accuses Australia of airspace intrusion after a near-miss between military aircraft over the South China Sea, straining bilateral relations.
Australia’s got reserves and mining expertise, and the United States is eager to invest in alternatives to China. But building mines, refineries and factories could take years.
BEIJING: China has issued a "stern protest" to Australia after a mid-air incident over the weekend involving military planes from the two countries, a spokesman for Beijing's defence ministry said on Wednesday (Oct 22).
A Chinese fighter jet and a Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol aircraft had an “unsafe and unprofessional” interaction as the two operated over the waters of the South China Sea, Canberra officials said Monday.
China accused Australia of distorting facts and using inflammatory rhetoric following a mid-air encounter between the nations’ military aircraft and urged Canberra to avoid undermining bilateral ties.
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