it s great to get you on the programme karina. how surprised were you that this is actually going to had given the friction we have seen between both sides? . ~ we have seen between both sides? ., ~ , ., we have seen between both sides? ., ~ , ., ., ., sides? thank you for having me. it s not a surprise. sides? thank you for having me. it s not a surprise. i sides? thank you for having me. it s not a surprise. i think - sides? thank you for having me. it s not a surprise. i think it - it s not a surprise. i think it is a concrete step materializing. the talks between the two heads of the two nations in bali last month. the restoring and stabilizing of the relationship is not a simple task in my view. because the australian, china relation ship is not a one dimensional issue. it sits in the china and us relationship and increasingly in the framework of the pacific dialogue. indeed, and professor mikejust indeed, and professor mike just in indeed, and professor mikejust in terms of
Scholars and policymakers in China have not yet reached a consensus on whether stimulating consumption is the top priority for the Chinese economy at the moment. Some economists argue more about the need to boost growth by expanding investment, as they believe that stable investment will be the fastest way to encourage economic expansion.
arsenal. and record says in 2020, dod estimated china s operational stockpile was the low 200s. this stockpile has now surpassed 400 operational nuclear warheads. by 2030, dod estimates the prc, people s republic of china, around 1,000 operational nuclear warheads, fielded on systems capable of ranging the continental united states. pentagon says last year china launched 135 ballistic missiles for testing and training, more than the rest of the world combined. the challenge here is the more proliferation there is, the more concerning it is, the more destabilizing to the region it is. so certainly we would want to ensure from a regional global and regional stability standpoint that we can maintain an open dialogue. also highlights china s
more than a decade. what is the goal of having this number of nuclear warheads? it seems a far cry from the lean and efficient nuclear deterrent that china once said it wanted. it remains a fraction of the u.s. nuclear stockpile which is up toward 4,000. but, again, what is the intent behind having a nuclear stockpile is a cause of concern for the pentagon. the challenge here is the more proliferation there is, the more concerning it is, the more destabilizing to the region it is. so certainly we want want to ensure from a regional global and regional stability standpoint that we can maintain an open dialogue to ensure there s transparency and that we understand what the intent is behind this. the china military power report also gives an overview of china s military. they have an army of 1 million soldiers, numerically the largest in the world, and an air
tension is rising in the region after north korea has fired two more ballistic missiles. this is the 28th test this year and it comes as south korea is wrapping up exercises. this is what we learned earlier today from south korea s joint chiefs of staff. they said it was around noontime local time. that was when north korea fired two short range missiles from the east coast of the country traveling about 230 kilometers. the south korean military has been on high alert. the u.s. military as well. we have a statement from the indo pacific command. in it they say, quote, while we have assessed this event does not pose an immediate threat, the missile launches show the destabilizing allotment of the programs.