By Mehmet Enes Beşer In a world in which geopolitics between states too-often play out in the headlines rather than in hard reality, the China-Australia relationship has become a case study in how frenzied reporting on national security can drown out sensible diplomacy. There exists a healthy and business-minded partnership between the two, but of late, it has been characterized ...
By Mehmet Enes Beşer After decades of tense relations with diplomatic chill, trade warfare, and suspicion, recent developments have indicated that China–Australia relations are stabilizing gradually. Diplomatic dialogue has been renewed, trade prohibitions have begun to be repealed, and reciprocating visits are resumed. These are reassuring signals—minimal but important actions indicating both sides to move away from confrontation and head ...
By Işıkgün Akfırat For the first time in three years, an Australian Foreign Minister – Penny Wong – visited Beijing on an official ecnounter. Australian officials gave the message that the mistakes of previous governments, which undermined bilateral relations along with American policies, will be reversed. The Chinese side welcomed Australia’s diplomatic move. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrived in ...