Analysis of Australian Foreign Policy in Preventing the Domination of the People's Republic of China in the Indo-Pacific = Analysis of Australian Foreign Policy in Preventing the Domination of the People's Republic of China in the Indo-Pacific

ABSTRACT
Ahmad Azhar Rasak, (E061181804), "Analysis of Australian Foreign Policy in Preventing the Domination of the People's Republic of China in the Indo-Pacific", under the guidance of Drs. H. Darwis, MA, Ph.D. as a supervisor I and Agussalim, SIP, MIRAP as supervisor II at the Department of International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Hasanuddin University.
This study aims to determine the factors that influence Australia's foreign policy in the Indo-Pacific region and to determine Australia's foreign policy strategy in increasing its influence in the Indo-Pacific region in the political-economic field. The research method used in the preparation of this thesis is a descriptive method, with data collection techniques in the form of a literature review sourced from books, journals, articles, official internet sites, and reports related to this research.
The results of this study indicate that there are several foreign policies taken by Australia in the political and economic fields in preventing China's domination in the Indo-Pacific. Australia's foreign policy in the political field is to build good relations with China, build good relations with ASEAN, build good relations with Pacific countries, and also build closer relations with Australia's allied countries through AUKUS and QUAD. Australia's foreign policy in the economic field is to establish cooperation with China through the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA), be involved in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), to be involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and be implement the Australia AID policy (Australia AID Policy). Furthermore, in taking the foreign policy, Australia certainly faces challenges such as how to maintain Australia's diplomatic relations with China and the United States amid the US-China rivalry.

Keywords: Australia, China, Foreign Policy, Indo-Pacific