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Australia Concerned About CCP Military, Nuclear Build-Up Without Strategic Reassurance

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Australia Concerned About CCP Military, Nuclear Build-Up Without Strategic Reassurance
The amphibious assault ship, Hainan is docked at the China Merchants Wharf in Hong Kong on Nov. 24, 2024. Holmes Chan/AFP via Getty Images
Monica O’Shea
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Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles has flagged concerns about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) military build-up without strategic reassurance.

“China has engaged in the biggest conventional military build-up since the end of the Second World War. That’s a big thing to say,” Marles said at the Defending Australia Summit.

Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]