The regional standoff with China risks descending into a new Cold War unless the US and her "like-minded" allies show some backbone, including conducting freedom of navigation exercises in the South China Sea, America's Ambassador to Australia, Arthur Culvahouse says.
He said Australia lacked confidence in its capabilities and needed to step up and "play a greater power role in the region''.
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