Wong to push China's foreign minister over trade, security


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"Australia's approach is consistent; we seek to cooperate with China where we can, disagree where we must and engage in our national interest. "It's Australia's view that a stable bilateral relationship would enable both countries to pursue respective national interests, if we navigate our differences wisely." Amid growing tensions in the South China Sea between the Philippines and China, as well as risk of conflict with the US over Taiwan, Senator Wong used a speech on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Melbourne last week to step up calls for "preventative architecture" to avoid war. While not naming China,…