Australia and China: trade partners, or preparing for war?
Australia named China its primary strategic threat and is boosting defence by ~$38bn, even as trade fully recovers. Canberra warns of Chinese coercion; Beijing points to restored, stable ties.
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Canberra names China's military build-up the top regional risk — citing unsafe PLA intercepts — and is raising defence spending while keeping strategic options open.
Beijing points to fully normalised trade and stable diplomacy, and Chinese experts argue Australia overstates the 'China threat' while the relationship is on track.
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