'Stop buzzing about China': Beijing slams defence plans

By Tess Ikonomou
Updated April 18 2024 - 11:30am, first published 11:28am
Foreigners joining the ADF is not something that can happen overnight, Richard Marles says. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
Foreigners joining the ADF is not something that can happen overnight, Richard Marles says. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

China has slammed plans by the federal government to pump billions of extra dollars into defence over the next decade, urging Australia to abandon its "Cold War mentality".

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