Scott Morrison says China has nothing to fear from new defence pact with Japan


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By Anthony Galloway November 18, 2020 — 11.29am Prime Minister Scott Morrison says China should not be threatened by the signing of a landmark defence treaty between Australia and Japan, which paves the way for the two nations to conduct more joint military exercises throughout the Indo-Pacific. Mr Morrison became the first foreign leader to meet with Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Japanese soil on Tuesday, clinching the new defence pact which will allow for more maritime war games, military aviation exercises and the stationing of troops in each other’s countries. Australia and Japan have signed a new...