US EditionChina’s Envoy Urges Australia to Resist US Pressure on Military Spending
- On Monday, Chinese ambassador Xiao Qian urged Australia to resist U.S. and NATO pressure to boost military spending in an op-ed in The Australian.
- Following NATO's recent pledge to raise defense spending to 5% of GDP, U.S. officials urged Australia to boost its budget to 3.5%, prompting Xiao Qian's warning against following NATO’s path.
- A Chinese flotilla circumnavigated Australia in February, conducting live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea, while Australia's defence spending exceeds 2% of GDP, with raising it to 3.5% costing about $40 billion annually.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese affirmed Australia will fund defence as needed, resisting fixed spending targets despite China's envoy urging restraint after NATO's recent 5% GDP pledge.
- Looking ahead, Foreign Minister Penny Wong will attend a second Quad meeting in Washington, where Professor Wu Xinbo warns that U.S.-China mutual trust is near zero, emphasizing the need for cooperation.
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China’s envoy urges Australia to resist US pressure on military spending
China’s envoy to Canberra urged Australia not to be “incited” by NATO’s support for U.S. demands to sharply raise defense spending and instead cooperate with Beijing to resolve regional disputes. Read more...
ActualidadRT, Latin American Summary, June 30, 2025. A Chinese ambassador said that some countries hide behind the so-called narrative of the Chinese threat to increase defense spending in order to "keep their hegemony." Canberra and Beijing must collaborate to jointly defend the world order based on international law, contributing [...] The Chinese entry. "Too NATO rhetoric": Pekin launches warning to this country was first published in Latin A…
No Trust, Global Consequences
In this interview, Fudan University’s Professor Wu Xinbo warns that U.S.-China relations have worsened across political, economic, and security fronts since 2019, emphasizing that mutual trust is now near zero and urging a mindset shift toward cooperation in an increasingly interconnected world.
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