The Canberra Times reports that former Australian prime minister John Howard has labelled China a "transgressor" and predicted the Asian power faced "a demographic problem of immense proportions". Mr Howard, speaking on a panel of Australian and US political and trade heavyweights hosted by USSC, said he rejected talk America was in a period of decline and on an inevitable path for a showdown with China.
Defence24 July 2020
Howard: China a 'transgressor'
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