Dutton’s warning: China-Taiwan battle ‘should not be discounted’

Mr Dutton said it had long been a goal of the Chinese Communist Party to bring Taiwan back under its control, but that Beijing’s rhetoric and actions had been heating up in recent weeks and months. “I think people need to be realistic about the activity. There is militarisation of bases across the region,” he said.“Obviously there is a significant amount of activity and there is an animosity between Taiwan and China.”Asked if the prospects of conflict between China and Taiwan were likely,…



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