The Latest Breaking News from Penny Wong

China’s rules of rapprochement unveiled in Canberra were: don’t squabble outdoors, don’t pick sides and don’t humiliate Beijing by failing to respect red lines

Xiao Qian says reset of China-Australia relationship is possible and suggests Washington had turned Canberra against Beijing

China has accused Australia of interference in its internal affairs by criticising its military drills in the straits of Taiwan.

Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles says Beijing's military build up is of enormous concern and is shaping the security of the region.

The United States Deputy Secretary of State has praised the “extraordinary alliance” between Australia and America and says the two nations are in lockstep.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong discussed China's recent actions and reaffirmed their countries' commitment to maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait in a meeting on Monday, the U.S. State Department said.

United States Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has reassured the Pacific region the Biden administration is watching closely as the security pact between China and the Solomon Islands takes shape, warning a military base on the islands would "create security concerns for all".

China said Monday it was extending threatening military exercises surrounding Taiwan that have disrupted shipping and air traffic and substantially raised concerns about the potential for conflict

After meeting with Penny Wong, foreign minister Edgars Rinkēvičs says he will call on European Union to also support sanction

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called for a cooling of tensions after Beijing accused her of “finger-pointing” in her criticism of China’s military exercises in response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

Latvia’s Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics says restraint is needed as tensions flare in the Taiwan Strait.