The federal election in Australia scheduled for May 21 remains in the balance. Whichever party wins the election, the Australian Labor Party or the ruling Liberal National Party coalition, will have China-Australia relations at the center of its economic and security policies.
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China on Monday (March 7) said that parties negotiating the South China Sea Code of Conduct (COC) need to prevent “external interference” in the neighbourhood. Beijing and the 10 Asean member states have been negotiating such a code for nearly two decades, with an initial target to complete talks by the end of this year.