(Aust) PM warns of threats facing our region, revives criticism of negative globalism

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/pm-warns-of-threats-facing-our-region-revives-criticism-of-negative-globalism-20200804-p55ij9.html

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His speech comes after former prime minister Kevin Rudd on Tuesday warned growing tensions between the United States and China could lead to "not just a new Cold War, but a hot one as well".

In a piece for Foreign Affairs magazine, Mr Rudd said the "once unthinkable outcome – actual armed conflict between the United States and China – now appears possible for the first time since the end of the Korean War".