SOUTH CHINA SEA tensions intensified after a US plot to make President-elect Joe Biden "look soft" over relations with Beijing was exposed by furious former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
THE EUROPEAN UNION is "ill-equipped" to challenge the likes of the US and China, as the bloc was chastised for agreeing a trade pact in principle with Beijing by Washington.
SOUTH CHINA SEA tensions soared after Beijing told the US to "stop meddling in its domestic affairs", as fears of conflict over the disputed region erupt.
