“Interlocking alliances” between nations is the best way to counteract Beijing’s military build-up in the Indo-Pacific region, says former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
Morrison, now able to speak more freely after stepping down from office, delivered a gloomy outlook on potential conflict in the region.
He warned that “no country on their own” could resist the military strength of Beijing’s People’s Liberation Army.
“There’s no country, I would argue, almost on Earth that could, other than the United States. I mean, that’s just the reality.
“We’re a country of just over 25 million people, their defence budget is multiple, multiple, multiple times that of Australia’s,” the parliamentarian told Sky News Australia on March 6….