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Japan Today
4 days ago
- Business
- Japan Today
US should focus on economic ties to compete with China in Indo Pacific, says former Australia PM
Australian incumbent Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during the second leaders' debate of the 2022 federal election campaign at the Nine studio in Sydney, Australia May 8, 2022. Alex Ellinghausen/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo By Kirsty Needham Australia's former Prime Minister Scott Morrison, testifying at a U.S. Congress panel hearing about countering China, has urged the U.S. to "double down" on its economic engagement in the Indo Pacific where Beijing is asserting influence. Speaking on Wednesday, Morrison said economic security is the main security focus of many countries in Southeast Asia, and U.S. leadership on economic issues and Western investment gives the region choice. "When China is active in a particular country ... the response to that is not for the U.S. or other allied interests to not be there, the response is to double down and be there even more strongly to provide them with that choice," he said. Morrison was invited to speak to the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party about his government's experience of China imposing $20 billion in unofficial trade sanctions after Australia called for an inquiry into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The sanctions were lifted by Beijing after Morrison lost a national election in 2022, and Anthony Albanese's Labor government sought to stabilise ties with Australia's largest trading partner. Morrison said the U.S. should work more with its Quad allies including Australia and Japan to build a supply chain for critical minerals and rare earths needed for defence equipment, including the nuclear-powered submarines Australia is buying from the United States under the AUKUS pact. "The processed rare earths, whether they go into nuclear submarines, F-35s or whatever it happens to be, that is essential for those things to be done," he said. Deals similar to that struck this month for the U.S. Department of Defense to back U.S.-based rare earth magnets producer MP Materials "should be extended to allies and partners", he said. China recently demonstrated its leverage by withholding exports of rare earth magnets, upending global markets, before reversing course. The Australian public awareness of the potential threat posed by China is "somewhat in jeopardy", Morrison said, pointing to a Lowy Institute poll showing more Australians see China as an economic partner than a security threat. © (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2025.
Epoch Times
5 days ago
- Politics
- Epoch Times
Impossible to Negotiate Away the Ambitions of the CCP: Former Australian PM Tells Congress
Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned a U.S. Congress Committee that the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) ambition for global hegemony and a new world order cannot be changed or negotiated away. During a hearing of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the CCP on July 23 (Washington time), Morrison, who was invited as a witness, noted that the United States and Australia, as long-standing allies, saw the world through the same lens.
SBS Australia
5 days ago
- Politics
- SBS Australia
SBS Nepali Australian News Headlines: Thursday, 24 July 2025
Scott Morrison, former Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, speaking at a hearing of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA) Source: SIPA USA / Michael Brochstein/Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA/AAPImage
Int'l Business Times
03-07-2025
- Automotive
- Int'l Business Times
Musk Doubles Down on Creating New Party After Poll Says Nearly Half of Americans Would Support It: 'Encouraging'
Almost half of voters said they are likely to support a new political party proposed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, according to fresh polling. A Quantus Insights survey released Wednesday found that 40% of voters said they would be likely to back Musk's "America Party," which aims to serve voters disillusioned with both Republicans and Democrats. Musk shared the poll's results on X, calling the results "Encouraging." TV crews talk in front of a large screen showing stock prices at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Japan October 2, 2020. Reuters Musk first pitched a new political party in early June after he clashed with President Donald Trump over the GOP's multi-trillion-dollar tax and spending bill. As the bill approaches completion, Musk continues to rail against the legislation and the lawmakers behind it. He slammed Republicans and Democrats, which he said combined to form the "PORKY PIG PARTY," warning that both parties are leading the country into "debt slavery." The poll reveals striking demographic divides. Support for Musk's party is strongest among Republican men, with 23% saying they'd be "very likely" to support it and another 34% saying they would be "somewhat likely." Democrats remain skeptical, with 36% of men and 32% of women rating their likelihood of support the "America Party" as "not at all likely." Still, the data suggests nearly half the electorate is at least open to the idea of an alternative party. Office workers cross a street in Sydney, Australia, September 4, 2017. Picture taken September 4, 2017. Reuters Musk has argued that the recent bill, which raises the debt ceiling by a record $5 trillion, betrays conservative promises to rein in spending. In a series of posts, he vowed political consequences: "Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame! And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth." Trump has dismissed Musk's rejection of the bill, suggesting the billionaire's newly vocal opposition stems from anger that the big, beautiful bill eliminated electric vehicle mandates that benefited Tesla. However, Musk insists his concern center on the national debt. "Time for a new political party that actually cares about the people," Musk declared — and the polling suggests millions of Americans might agree. A protester is removed from the room after disrupting the first hearing of the US House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party on February 28, 2023 in Washington AFP Originally published on Latin Times
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
China happy with restrictions on its students, lawmaker says
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi said Sunday the White House's move to revoke visas for Chinese students studying in the U.S. is likely to have the Chinese Communist Party "cheering for this policy." "Because they want these people back," Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) told CBS' Margaret Brennan on Sunday on "Face the Nation." "They want the scientists and the entrepreneurs and the engineers who can come and help their economy. And so we are probably helping them, as well as other countries, more than helping ourselves with this policy." Secretary of State Marco Rubio last Wednesday announced the measure to aggressively revoke "visas of Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields." Roughly 277,000 Chinese students studied in the U.S. last year. And nearly 20 percent of Silicon Valley's highly educated tech employees come from China. But the details behind the White House push — including whether the administration plans to target every Chinese international student — remain unclear. Tensions between the two countries, already roiled by high-stakes tariff negotiations, have further strained. "There's not enough details," Krishmanoorthi, who launched a run for Illinois' open U.S. Senate seat in May, told Brennan. "However, this appears to be much broader and it's terribly misguided and it appears prejudicial and discriminatory." Krishnamoorthi is the ranking member on the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party. He told Brennan that increased scrutiny on Chinese students can make sense. "I think that you should definitely have heightened vetting, especially in certain critical areas because we know that the CCP tries to steal, for instance, intellectual property or worse," Krishnamoorthi said. "But the way that this is currently structured looks very, very suspicious."
