Former Victorian Liberal Party President Michael Kroger says it was “absolutely” good for Defence Minister Richard Marles to meet with his Chinese counterpart but it won’t change anything.
Mr Marles and Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe held a one-hour meeting at the Shangri-La Defence Summit in Singapore on Sunday, where each raised concerns amid rising tensions over the Indo-Pacific.
Mr Kroger told Sky News host Andrew Bolt that China is “not going to be backing off in any way, shape or form”.
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