Australia says China military rise risks instability
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China's rapid military expansion risked causing greater instability in the region, Australia said in a new defense strategy paper launched by Prime Minister John Howard on Thursday.
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China has condemned as war provoking Taiwan&#39;s prime minister&#39;s threat to retaliate if Beijing launched missile attacks against the island.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Sunday defended a proposed security pact with Japan that has raised the hackles of China and South Korea.
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China has voiced concern over Japan&#39;s overhaul of defence policy that eased a decades-old ban on arms exports and suggested a shift from a defensive posture.
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FOREIGN Affairs Minister Alexander Downer today said a security warning for Australians in Indonesia had been upgraded following a threat against Western hotels in the country.
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Australia's prime minister has warned the Solomon Islands government its expulsion of Canberra's ambassador could put economic aid to the country at risk.
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The Australian government's national security committee has met to consider beefing up the army, which is stretched by deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Pacific.
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The Dalai Lama warned major nations on Tuesday not to try to contain China's economic and military rise, and urged countries like Australia to use their trading clout to pressure Beijing on human rights.
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China's military increases food safety supervision due to fears that poor products could harm combat capacity.
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Foreign Minister Alexander Downer conceded Wednesday that the Iraq conflict may have increased the threat of Australians becoming a terror target, supporting a claim by the country's top spy.
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President Bush said in an interview broadcast Friday that he would be concerned about China's military if the country ever turned hostile, and he urged allied countries to keep their troops in Iraq.
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The Dalai Lama warned nations on  Tuesday not to try to contain China&#39;s economic and military  emergence, but urged countries like Australia to use their  trading clout to pressure Beijing on human rights.
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Defense Department plans to shoot 3,200 kangaroos on the outskirts of Australia's capital have been derailed by police fears about the risk posed to humans, an official said Friday.
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US concern is growing as China develops new nuclear submarines and more accurate missiles, a report says.
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Australia on Thursday warned China's rapid military expansion risked causing greater instability in the region as Prime Minister John Howard launched a new doctrine calling for military operations far from home.
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China risks dangerous instability  unless it embraces democratic reforms to limit the power of the  ruling Communist Party, foster competitive voting and rein in  censors, the Party's top think-tank has warned in a new report.
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Australia will send an extra 150  troops to Afghanistan due to the deteriorating security  situation, Prime Minister John Howard said on Wednesday,  briefly boosting Canberra's commitment to Afghanistan to more  than 600.