"Australia to continue to support freedom of navigation in South China sea, PM says"

Short but worth considering. Australia is being quite brave, if nations can be brave, standing up to their largest natural resources customer.
From Reuters:

Australia will continue to advocate “very strongly” for the freedom of navigation through the South China sea, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday.
“Australia will continue to adopt a very consistent position,” Morrison told a media briefing in Canberra when asked if the country backed the position of the United States on the South China Sea....MORE

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