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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sarah Basford Canales and Luca Ittimani

Australia to warn China it won’t be bullied by ‘provocative‘ actions as it builds military and nuclear arsenal

Foreign Minister Penny Wong looks directly at the camera against a blurred background
Australian foreign minister Penny Wong met with her Chinese counterpart on Tuesday night on the sidelines of the Asean summit. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Penny Wong will warn China that Australia and other neighbouring nations will not be bullied by its “provocative” actions, after its involvement in another “destabilising and dangerous” incident this week.

The foreign affairs minister – who will deliver the address on Thursday in the Philippines, where the 59th Asean foreign minister’s meeting is being held – will also caution world leaders against placing a toll on the strait of Hormuz after both Iran and the US threatened to do amid the protracted conflict.

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