China sees Australia as 'tributary state', Peter Dutton says | SBS News
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Minister for Defence Peter Dutton urged conflict must be avoided in the Indo-Pacific region, but warned China was building up its military at a scale that 'has rarely been associated with peaceful outcomes'.
'The regional order on which our prosperity and security is founded would change almost overnight. In the absence of counter-pressure, the Chinese government becomes the sole security and economic partner for Indo-Pacific nations,' he said in his first appearance at the National Press Club as Defence Minister.
Mr Dutton's speech comes after Labor accused him of pre-committing Australia to war in the case of a potential military conflict over Taiwan. Mr Dutton denies the claim and said he wanted to deter 'aggression from the Chinese government.
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