China rapidly developing long-range weapons which could reach Australia's mainland | ABC NEWS

The Lowy Institute foreign policy think tank has produced a new report tracking the "dramatic" scale of Beijing's vast military build-up.
The analysis warns that the Chinese military can already hit Australia's trade routes, subsea cables and critical infrastructure and is developing a "real and growing" ability to hit the Australian mainland with missiles.
Stephen Dziedzic explains there is no immediate threat to Australia, but China's capabilities are growing at a rapid pace and intent can change very quickly. 

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