australia, china, chinese influence, countering china, cybersecurity

Australia Standing Up to China

China has been using its economic might to bully or coerce many countries in Asia, Africa, and South America to accept its demands and side with its ideologies. When a conflict between China and Australia arose, Beijing might have calculated that Australia will eventually take a step back since the Asian nation is a major ...

Max Lu

The Australian flag.

America’s 2020 Military Budget Focuses on Space Force, Countering China

During a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, President Donald Trump signed this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which allocates a $738-billion budget to the U.S. military and related functions, including an American Space Force. Before arriving at the White House, the NDAA passed the House of Representatives on Dec. 11 by a 377 ...

Raven Montmorency

Aerial view of the Pentagon.