Australia’s former defence minister is warning that a “kinetic war” with China is likely in the next five to 10 years, saying he believes the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will push to dominate the Indo-Pacific region.
“Five years ago, I would have said that the possibility was very unlikely—now I would have to say that the possibility is more likely than it was then,” Christopher Pyne said during an address to the University of Adelaide on Monday.
