- 28 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityIndo-Pacific
France says to work with India to promote multilateral order
PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign affairs minister agreed with his Indian counterpart to work on a programme to promote "a truly multilateral international order," the French foreign ministry said on…
Malaysia warns new Indo-Pacific pact may trigger nuclear arms race
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia on Saturday expressed concerns that Australia's plan to build nuclear-powered submarines under a new pact with Britain and the United States could catalyze a nuclear…
Australia at centre of Indo-Pacific alliances to counter China
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia finds itself as the common link in a new mesh of global alliances centred on the Indo-Pacific that are all but in name…
Taiwan calls for quick start to trade talks with EU
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government called on the European Union to quickly begin trade talks after the bloc pledged to seek a trade deal with the tech-heavyweight island, something Taipei…
Blinken calls France vital partner in Indo-Pacific in apparent bid to calm French fury
By Daphne Psaledakis and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called France a vital partner in the Indo-Pacific, comments that appeared aimed at…
Factbox-EU priorities in Indo-Pacific shift to counter China
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union set out a formal strategy on Thursday to increase its presence in the Indo-Pacific and counter China's rising power, although Australia's decision to cancel…
EU must unite after U.S. pact with Australia, Britain shows, Borrell says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A new U.S. security pact with Australia and Britain shows that the European Union must develop its own defence and security strategies, particularly in the Indo-Pacific, the…
China decries U.S., Britain, Australia security partnership
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry on Thursday decried a new U.S.-Britain-Australia security partnership that will involve helping Canberra acquire nuclear-powered submarines, saying the three countries are damaging regional peace…
United States, Britain and Australia – Security Partnership for Indo Pacific
Under the partnership, announced by President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the United States and Britain will provide Australia with the technology…
China sees ‘Cold War mentality’ in U.S., British, Australia pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China’s Washington embassy reacted to a new security pact announced by the United States, Britain and Australia on Wednesday by saying that countries should "shake off their…
UK says new security partnership reflects commitment to Indo-Pacific
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's new security partnership with Australia and the United States reflects the government's commitment to the Indo-Pacific, region, newly-appointed British foreign minister Liz Truss said on Wednesday.…
Taiwan is ‘sea fortress’ against China, minister tells U.S. audience
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is a "sea fortress" blocking China's expansion into the Pacific and is willing to share with other democracies its knowledge of countering Beijing's efforts to undermine…
