Australian Defence Minister Discusses Military Confrontations With Chinese Counterpart

Richard Marles has used a sideline meeting to express Australia’s concerns over Beijing’s rising recent aggression.
Australian Defence Minister Discusses Military Confrontations With Chinese Counterpart
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles speaks at the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on June 1, 2024. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP) Photo by ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
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Australia has tackled Beijing over recent dangerous military incidents in the Indo Pacific region at an international security conference in Singapore.

The defence ministers of both countries were at the International Institute for Strategic Studies 21st Asia Security Summit in Singapore last week. Australia’s Richard Marles took the opportunity to meet with his counterpart Dong Jun, raising the issue about at least two unsafe incidents by the Chinese military against Australian defence personnel.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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