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Tony Abbott Describes CCP Live Fire Exercises as ‘Act of Intimidation’

Abbott warned the latest actions served as a warning that ‘we can’t take for granted that the Pacific is a calm lake.’
Tony Abbott Describes CCP Live Fire Exercises as ‘Act of Intimidation’
Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott holds a press conference in Canberra on Sept. 15, 2015. Stefan Postles/Getty Images
Monica O’Shea
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Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has described the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) latest live-fire exercises near Australia as an “act of intimidation.”

Abbott said the communist regime is undoubtedly attempting to show the region who the “new big dog on the block is.”

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]