Peter Dutton attacks Penny Wong on China declaring he aims to deter ‘aggression’ on Taiwan
by Daniel Hurst in Canberra from World news | The Guardian on (#5S82P)
Defence minister's comments on Labor senator labelled appalling' and inappropriate'
Australia's defence minister has stood by his comments about a potential military conflict over Taiwan, insisting he was not pre-committing Australia to war but declaring he wanted to deter aggression" from the Chinese Communist party.
Peter Dutton also ramped up his warnings about how China had changed under the rule of its president, Xi Jinping, declaring: It's really important that we understand what point in history we are [at]."
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