ADF chief Angus Campbell urges China to resolve dispute with Taiwan to avoid ‘disastrous’ conflict

The Chief of Australia’s Defence Force Angus Campbell has warned that conflict in the Taiwan Strait would be “disastrous”, urging China to resolve its differences with Taiwan’s leaders through dialogue.

Last month a top US military commander declared that China might invade the democratic and self-ruled island within the next six years as Beijing accelerates efforts to supplant the US military in Asia.

Former defence minister Christopher Pyne has also warned that war in the region was now…