Public pledges from the Asia-Pacific allies unlikely, observers say, with efforts to pressure them seen as signs of 'weakening' confidence The United States is unlikely to secure public pledges from ...

Japan and Australia have been asked by Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby to detail their commitments in the case of a U.S.

The prime minister of Australia, a longtime US security partner in Asia, sought to focus his trip to China this week on ...

The Trump administration says it is trying to prevent a war, but it is raising eyebrows by calling for commitments from Australia and Japan.

Taiwan is wary of increasing pressure from Beijing and this year it has beefed up its defence drills and is training citizens ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese traveled to China determined to focus on trade and jobs, but navigating the ...

After this masthead confirmed the Pentagon wants the question answered, the Prime Minister reiterated the submarine pact was ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, speaking in Shanghai at the start of a six-day visit to China that is likely to ...

Anthony Albanese has been asked point blank what Australia would do if the US and China “went to war over Taiwan”.

STORY: Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, the country's defence industry minister said on ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Canberra does not support any one-sided move on Taiwan as Washington calls for clarity ...

The Pentagon is pushing Japan and Australia to clarify their potential military involvement in a US-China conflict over ...