China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday said resource-rich countries should play a proactive role in bolstering their rare earth supply chains.

Australia's statements about an incident involving Chinese military aircraft over the South China Sea are an attempt to cover up an Australian "intrusion" into Chinese airspace, the Chinese defence ministry said on Wednesday.

China and Australia are trading accusations after a recent incident involving military aircraft over the South China Sea. Australia claims a Chinese jet dropped flares dangerously close to an Australian surveillance plane near the Paracel Islands,

As Beijing weaponizes its dominance over rare earths supplies, US President Donald Trump is cutting deals to try to break the stranglehold. But his claim that America will have an abundance of the critical minerals in just one year’s time may be a fantasy.

China has delivered a chilling warning to Australia after Anthony Albanese secured an enthusiastic endorsement of the AUKUS pact from Donald Trump.

A Chinese fighter jet and a Royal Australian Air Force maritime patrol aircraft had an “unsafe and unprofessional” interaction as the two operated over the waters of the South China Sea, Canberra officials said Monday.

BEIJING: China has issued a "stern protest" to Australia after a mid-air incident over the weekend involving military planes from the two countries, a spokesman for Beijing's defence ministry said on Wednesday (Oct 22).

Australia is capable of engaging with the Trump administration while stabilizing relations with China, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said, reiterating the center-left government’s policy of balancing the fractious superpowers.

President Donald Trump said he wants to accelerate nuclear submarine deliveries to Australia under the AUKUS agreement during White House meeting.