Reassess and Readdress

• 作者: Wen Qing
• 来源期刊: 北京周报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（21）
• 所属期刊栏目: FEATURES
• 页码范围: 32-33
• 页数: 2页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-9140.2021.21.010

摘要

When talking about taking a hawkish stance against China, Australia's Scott Morrison administration seems to have taken things slightly further than its U.S. ally. Recently, a succession of high-ranking Australian officials, including Home Affairs Secretary Mike Pezzullo and Defense Minister Peter Dutton, "warned" that as tensions with China intensified, the "drums of war" were "beating" and conflict should not be omitted from the list of potential actions. Meanwhile, Australia also continues to develop hypersonic cruise missiles together with the U.S., investing hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade its military bases, in a bid to "counter" China.