Australia Must Keep ‘Eyes Wide Open’ on China’s Antarctic Claim

Antarctica: This is the first ever high-resolution, three-dimensional, true-color map of Antarctica. Image courtesy USGS, NASA, National Science Foundation, and the British Antarctic Survey

A Canberra-based defence think tank is warning the federal government to take a more proactive approach to engaging the Chinese communist regime in Antarctic affairs as future interests over the icy continent may “diverge.”

On April 27, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute released a new report titled “Eyes Wide Open” that outlines China’s ambitions for the continent, and how they could potentially conflict with Australia’s.