Chinese warplanes and warships have taken part in blockade drills around Taiwan in a display of force following its president's trip to the United States.
Letter writers this week discuss the AUKUS subs deal, unnecessary Voice, Paul Keating's defence of China, Nazis in Melbourne and a reduction in domestic violence.
Russia has blasted an apartment block in Ukraine with missiles and swarmed cities with drone attacks in a display of force as President Vladimir Putin bid farewell to his visiting "dear friend" and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
World Health Organization (WHO) advisers have urged China to release all information related to the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic after new findings were briefly shared on an international database used to track pathogens.
Anthony Albanese says Australia's relationship with China is markedly different to what it was three decades ago after Paul Keating attacked his government's acquisition of nuclear submarines.Â
China will reopen its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in the three years since the COVID-19 pandemic erupted by allowing all categories of visas to be issued from Wednesday.
Opposition senator James Paterson says the government needs to be open about Chinese foreign interference threats despite sensitivities with the relationship.
Calls are growing for further Chinese trade sanctions to be dropped following the first shipment of Australian coal to the country for more than two years.
Top trade officials from Australia and China are set to meet for the first time in three years, signalling a further step forward in diplomatic relations between the two countries.
China is protesting the US downing of a Chinese balloon, saying the action violates international norms and it reserves the right to take further action in response.
Australia will continue to pursue peace in the Indo-Pacific after a top US general warned Western allies will need to use all possible measures to avoid a war with China.
Student visas could be fast tracked as Australia responds to a snap decision by the Chinese government to ban citizens from studying at foreign universities online.Â
China says nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 have died in hospital since it abandoned its zero-COVID policy last month, a huge increase from previously reported figures that follows global criticism of the country's coronavirus data.
