Australian relations with China and the USA: the challenge of grand strategies

Brown, Kerry; Bretherton, Hannah

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“…"Pine Gap, in Australia's Northern Territory, is home to some of the USA's most important intelligence facilities. It is a base that provides an early warning system for ballistic-missile attacks and intelligence data for U.S. overseas forces (Brown & Bretherton, 2016).‖ In 2016, the International Court of Justice ruled on a lawsuit filed by the Philippines over China's claims to Scarborough Shoal. The international court ruled that Scarborough Shoal belongs to the Philippines because the area is still included in the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone.…”

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Analysis of the Indo-Pacific Outlook and Impact of the AUKUS Triatral Pact

Posma Sariguna Johnson Kennedy

2023

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Competition for influence/hegemony between the United States and China in the Indo-Pacific is, among others, in the context of controlling the trade market and the supply of natural resources/energy in the region. It is marked by a change in the United States strategy to move its military power center to the Asia Pacific region, with the excuse of increasing/reviving economic and military power. This study aims to examine the tensions in the Indo-Pacific that gave rise to the AUKUS trilateral pact and its impact on countries in the Indo-Pacific. The research method used in this research is document-based qualitative research or literature-based qualitative research. Indo-Pacific countries must realize that the worsening of Australia-China relations and increasing Chinese military activities in the South China Sea are signs. It signifies that the regional security reality is getting worse and requires real action through material balance, both economic and military. AUKUS is a manifestation of America's multilateral approach to maintaining its superiority in the region and thwarting China's ambition to become the most powerful country that overrides common interests in the region. So the formation of AUKUS can be seen as the embodiment of an international institution. It was created in response to the national interests of many countries in the region.

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Analysis of the Indo-Pacific Outlook and Impact of the AUKUS Triatral Pact

Posma Sariguna Johnson Kennedy

2023

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“…Without a grand strategy of its own, Australia has no response to the increasingly competitive narratives of China and the US which position Australia in particular roles. 67 For the US, Australia is expected to be a part of an alliance to balance China. For China, the trade in resources with Australia, and more recently, investment in Australia's services sector, is vital to its goals of economic prosperity and political stability.…”

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The Demise of “Pragmatism”? Assessing the Public Debate on Australia's Engagement with China

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2021

Aus J of Politics History

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Like many other regional powers in the Asia-Pacific, Australia is a middle-sized state wedged between two great powers, the United States (US) and the People's Republic of China. While Australia continues to rely upon the US alliance for security, China remains its biggest trading partner. Over the past two decades, Australia's public foreign policy discussions have centred upon Australia's "China Choice" in the context of growing strategic rivalry between these dominant powers. This debate has sought to grapple with the options available to Australia in managing its relations with an increasingly assertive China and an unpredictable US. This article examines the public debate on China policy since the election of the conservative Liberal-National Coalition government in 2013. It argues the appropriateness of a pragmatic foreign policy in relation to the engagement of great powers has been the central question in Australia's China debate. Yet what constitutes pragmatic action in relation to Australia's China policy is varied and based on differing understandings of how middle-sized states can and do seek to cope with structural shifts. The paper also argues, however, that an emergent anti-pragmatist tradition has recently emerged that reflects the unprecedented challenges facing Australian foreign policy and presents "pragmatism" as a threat to Australian sovereignty, principles, and values.Engagement with great powers is a central preoccupation of Australian foreign policymakers. Since the late twentieth century, the two predominant great powers in Australia's international outlook have been the United States (US) and the People's Republic of China (hereafter "China"). 1 While Australia has relied on the US alliance for security since the signing of the ANZUS treaty in 1951, since 2007 China has been its biggest trading partner, mainly due to its strong demand for Australian resources such as iron ore and coal. While there has been a natural complementarity in economic interests, China's rapid rise is shifting the regional distribution of balance of power with implications for Australia's security.These tensions have become more pronounced in recent years. Since 2017, there has been growing concern about Beijing's foreign interference efforts in Australia, its assertive behaviour in international affairs, and the impact of coercive economic sanctions on the economy. At the same time, doubts have been raised about whether the US remains committed as the predominant security provider in the Asia-Pacific region.These uncertainties are reflected in Australian public debates about the options available to a middle-sized power in effectively engaging rising China. In international

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Australian relations with China and the USA: the challenge of grand strategies

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Analysis of the Indo-Pacific Outlook and Impact of the AUKUS Triatral Pact

Analysis of the Indo-Pacific Outlook and Impact of the AUKUS Triatral Pact

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