Qinglian He

1 month ago | thinkchina.sg | Genevieve Donnellon- MayResearcher |Genevieve Donnellon-May |Chow Yian Ping |Qinglian He

Faced with opportunities and challenges with its longstanding partner, the US, as well as increasing difficulties to “cooperate where we can, disagree where we must” with China, Australia needs more than ever to strengthen defence, trade and diplomatic ties across the Indo-Pacific region. Researcher Genevieve Donnellon-May explains. As Australians head to vote in the federal election on 3 May, questions of sovereignty, economic security and regional alignment are once again in the spotlight.