Scott Morrison calls on the United States and China to dial down hostilities in speech at UK think tank Policy Exchange

The Prime Minister has urged the United States and China to show more “latitude” to smaller nations, warning that partners and allies need “a bit more room to move” as strategic competition intensifies in the region.

Scott Morrison used a speech to the UK think tank Policy Exchange to call on both great powers to dial down hostilities, declaring Australia does not want to be forced into a “binary choice” between Washington and Beijing.

China’s Government has…