Shadow Defence Minister Andrew Hastie has expressed grave concerns over the prospect of war in the Asia Pacific region, warning it would be “far worse” than any war seen in the 20th century.
“We have got to talk, we have got to continue our dialogue with China, but we also have to prepare for
any sort of strategic contingency,” he told Sky News anchor and investigative journalist Peter Stefanovic.
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