Sky News presenter Chris Smith says China âcannot be trustedâ because it poses a âmassive threat to the free worldâ.
Smith said the âdangerous act of intimidationâ committed when a Chinese fighter jet intercepted an Australian surveillance plane was âa focal pointâ at a âtop-level defense summit this weekendâ.
âAnd it was US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin who was one of the first to attack China for its dangerous clashes with Australian aircraft.â
Mr Smith said the problem âgoes far beyond just a âworry’â.
âConsistent with what the Chinese foreign minister has done recently in the Pacific, and the string of deals he has pressed down island leaders, China should not be treated lightly.â