Australia
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Australian Journalist facing Spy allegation In China
Beijing court is holding a closed-door trial for Australian journalist and former TV anchor Cheng Lei. Ms. Cheng, as per reports, is accused of smuggling national secrets out of the country. Her family maintains that she is not guilty. Prior to her detention in August 2020, the Chinese-born Australian worked for the Chinese state-run media…
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US increasing its Indo-Pacific presence to discourage “belligerent” China
While the world’s attention is focused on the Russia-Ukraine war, the US is increasing its Indo-Pacific contacts with Australia to discourage a “belligerent” China. The Pacific Air Forces revealed in a press release that a B-2 stealth bomber completed a mission in the region with five different fighter aircraft from the US Air Force and…
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Restaurant named ‘Dalai Lama’ on menu list, Tibetans felt offended
According to Australia-Tibet News and Opinions, Tibetans in Australia have been greatly affected by the revelation of a food menu titled “Dalai Lama” in a Burger restaurant in Ballarat. The title “Dalai Lama” is centuries old and holds great spiritual, cultural, and religious significance for Tibetans and His Holiness adherents.
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The boycott of Australia by China has rerouted global coal flows.
Global coal flows have shifted dramatically since Beijing began an unofficial boycott on Australian coal last October, in a major escalation of the two countries’ trade spat. While Chinese coal imports from Australia have practically ceased, imports from other nations have increased to cover the void. Because coal accounts for approximately 60% of China’s energy…
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China is slashing steel shipments to Australia by 50%
In a foreshadowing of things to come, China has slashed one of its exports to Australia by more than half, dealing a crippling blow to a crucial Australian business. It’s the only way Australia can stay afloat. China is now attempting to destabilize the iron ore market. China boasts that it has cut steel exports…
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Worldwide protest against Olympics in Beijing 2022
People all over the world, particularly Tibetans, Uyghurs, Mongolians, Hong Kongers, and Taiwanese, are protesting the forthcoming 2022 Beijing Olympics. China has been accused by the United States and other countries of committing genocide and crimes against humanity against Muslim Uyghurs, including forced sterilization, rape, forced labor, and torture in detention camps in the Xinjiang…