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Despite new Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles meeting Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe this month - the first engagement of its kind in nearly three years - the United States Studies Centre’s (USSC) CEO Dr Michael Green, said it is unlikely Beijing will soften in its attitude. “Australia is in the crosshairs because it is a key US ally, in China’s view part of the West, and a democracy,” he said.
