Mohitt Musaddi and I write for The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI): Canberra is anxious about Beijing as recent relations between the two have been fraught with mistrust….While unveiling his Defence Plan on June 30, Prime Minister Morrison argued that the current strategic uncertainty in the region constitutes an “existential threat.” On the other hand, Canberra is yet to demonstrate creative thinking in imagining Asian economic architectures.
