Prime Minister Calls for ‘Cold War Cooperation’ and WTO Penalties Ahead of G7 Leader Talks

Prime Minister Calls for ‘Cold War Cooperation’ and WTO Penalties Ahead of G7 Leader Talks
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R) meets Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (L) for their bilateral talks during the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France on August 24, 2019. Neil Hall- Pool/Getty Images
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on June 9 delivered a warning about the growing threat of conflict in the Indo-Pacific on the eve of his trip to the United Kingdom, where he will be a guest at the Group of Seven (G7) Plus meeting of world economic powers.

In a significant foreign policy speech that alluded to the continued rise of an aggressive and expansionist China, Morrison warned that Australia faced many challenges to protect its way of life, security, prosperity, and maintain stability in the region.

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