SYDNEY: China is reported to have demanded that Australia review its 50-year-old military treaty with the United States and New Zealand, warning that it could threaten regional stability by drawing Australia into a conflict over Taiwan.
The Australian newspaper quoted Beijing's director-general of North American and Oceanian Affairs He Yafei as saying Australia and the United States had to be careful not to invoke the ANZUS alliance against China.
"We all know Taiwan is part of China and we do not want to see in any way the Taiwan issue become one of the elements that will be taken up by bilateral military alliances, be it Australia-US or Japan-US," He was quoted as saying.
"If there were any move by Australia and the US in terms of that alliance that is detrimental to peace and stability in Asia then it (Australia) needs to be careful."
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