Alarming China warning issued to Australia: US Secretary of State says the communist force wants to dominate the WORLD and become the ‘leading military, economic, and political power’ – and reveals how we can stop them
The US Secretary of State has warned Australia that the Chinese government now aims to dominate the entire world in military and economic power.
‘To my mind, there’s little doubt that China’s ambition over time is to be the leading military, economic, diplomatic and political power not just in the region but in the world,’ US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Australian.
‘From the perspective of the US, and I think for Australia too, what we are about is not standing against China, per se, not trying to hold it down or contain it, but standing up for the rules-based order that is being challenged,’ he said.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Melbourne for talks with other Quad members
‘China also wants an (international) order, but the difference is its world order would be profoundly illiberal. Ours is liberal.’
Mr Blinken warned that Australia and the United States must defend those values against whomever is challenging them.
Meanwhile, Russian aggression against Ukraine and its ‘no limits’ pact with China will be front and centre during security talks between Australian, US, Indian and Japanese foreign ministers in Melbourne today.
Mr Blinken believes Russia poses an immediate risk not just in Europe but to fundamental security principles throughout the world.
‘You can’t just change the borders of another country by force. You can’t decide for another country its choices, its policies, with whom it will associate,’ he told the ABC ahead of Friday’s meeting of the so-called Quad countries.
‘You can’t exert a sphere of influence that tries to subjugate your neighbours to your will.’
Russia and China agreed on the sidelines of the Winter Olympics to a “no limits” pact to back each other amid pushback from the West.
But Mr Blinken noted Russian aggression in Ukraine would not be good for China either and “one would think that it would have shared some of its concerns”.
‘This is not about standing against anyone in particular; it is about standing up for a rules-based order,’ he said.
His trip to Australia represents the first cabinet-level official US visit under Joe Biden’s presidency. Prime Minister Scott Morrison will meet with the foreign ministers.
The fourth Quad ministers meeting will canvas the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, cyber and emerging technologies, attempts to combat disinformation, terrorism, maritime security and climate change.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne described it as a ‘vital network’ of democracies committed to a free Indo-Pacific region.
‘We will continue to work to deepen this practical cooperation including to support our region’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic,’ she said.
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