Ben Wallace said he was concerned about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s desire to take Taiwan,which he said “was not a secret”,and warned it would have disastrous consequences.
The foreign minister also brought up Hong Kong police bounties placed on activists in exile in Australia,as well as calling for trade sanctions to be lifted.
When US troops converged on the Batanes islands,just 150 kilometres from Taiwan,locals were convinced it was the beginning of World War III.
The studio says the line was a “child-like” drawing not intended to make any kind of political statement.
If you look closely enough,you might just spot it.
The Australian leader is pushing to seal upgraded relations,agreeing to boost maritime ties and opening the door to more Vietnamese workers.
The Australian leader began a two-day official visit to Vietnam on Saturday,his first here since Labor took office last year.
Amid growing tension in the contested waters,Australia is considering joint maritime patrols with the Philippines. But would it be viewed by China as provocative?
Australia’s portrayal of China in hawkish terms goes beyond the language used by other regional countries,whose proximity would lead them to feel more threatened than us.
The pilot of the J-16 fighter flew “directly in front of the nose of the RC-135,forcing the US aircraft to fly through its wake turbulence”.
The US has accused a Chinese pilot of unsafe conduct after they flew directly across an American spy plane,which shook as it flew through its turbulent wake.