China Has Been ‘Very Clear’ About Their Intentions: Australian Defence Minister

China Has Been ‘Very Clear’ About Their Intentions: Australian Defence Minister
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton addresses media as Liberal member for Canning, Andrew Hastie looks on in Perth, Australia on April 19, 2021. AAP Image/Richard Wainwright
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Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has said that China has been obvious about its intentions in the Indo-Pacific and it wouldn’t be in the country’s national interests to ignore it. He also warned that Australia is already at war on a cyber front from adversaries that he won’t shy away from naming and shaming if they’re state actors.

Speaking with The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on Monday, Dutton said that the Chinese regime had been “very clear about their strategy, their approach and their desires” for the Indo-Pacific region.
Victoria Kelly-Clark
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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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