Australian Leader Warns China Against Trying to Bully Neighbors
- Turnbull sticks up for smaller nations at security conference
- Seeks to reassure Asia about U.S. engagement under Trump
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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull warned China against abusing its growing influence in Asia, while attempting to reassure the region’s leaders that the U.S. remained engaged under President Donald Trump.
Turnbull told dozens of defense officials and military leaders at the Shangri-La security forum in Singapore that China shouldn’t bully smaller states into taking its side as its growing might challenges decades of U.S. dominance. The prime minister said China had gained the most from the region’s peace and stability and therefore had the most to lose if it were disrupted.