Australian defence minister says conflict over Taiwan involving China ‘should not be discounted’

China’s aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, sailing during a drill at sea. Peter Dutton says Australians need to be ‘realistic about the activity’ of China in the South China Sea. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

China’s aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, sailing during a drill at sea. Peter Dutton says Australians need to be ‘realistic about the activity’ of China in the South China Sea. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

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