The defence minister’s remarks are likely to hit a sour note for Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun, attending the conference for the first time.
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles will call out China’s recent “unsafe” confrontations with Australian naval forces, its aggression in the South China Sea, and recent military drills around Taiwan as a threat to global stability in a speech to a high-powered defence summit.
“China making clear – in word and deed – that it does not support the invasion of a sovereign country in violation of the UN Charter, consistent with China’s own longstanding commitment to the charter’s founding principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity, would be a huge vote of confidence in Chinese regional and global leadership,” he will say.
He will also condemn the use of water cannons and ramming tactics by Chinese vessels against Philippine ships in the West Philippine Sea as a “serious escalation of tensions” and China’s military drills last week aimed at Taiwan. In a 75-minute meeting, the pair discussed Taiwan, the war between Russia and Ukraine, and the conflict in Gaza, Chinese defence ministry spokesperson Wu Qian told reporters on the sidelines of the summit.
Officials from the Australian Submarine Corporation – which builds and sustains submarines for the navy – told hearings on Friday that three of the nation’s six Collins-class submarines will be out of the water and unavailable for service for most of this year.
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