We’re pretty bullish about our contribution,” Australia’s ambassador to the US said amid calls for Canberra to increase defence spending as part of the AUKUS agreement.

The visit was a textbook case of China trying to portray itself as the steady and calm adult in the global room.

This year’s military exercises, unprecedented in length and scale, are designed to prepare people for the prospect of Chinese ...

A wiser, stronger strategy would be to reserve a presidential visit to China for when Beijing demonstrates genuine reform.