Defence Force Gets A Huge 747million Boost

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The Defence Force will receive a $747million funding boost as tensions rise with China and warning of war within the next five years.
Scott Morrison will announce new cash on Wednesday, which will improve ADF training facilities, weapons training simulation, and firing ranges in the Northern Territory.
'Our focus is warned Australia it must support its policy to 'reunify' with Taiwan if it wants the trade war to end.
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin gave the chilling ultimatum at a media conference in Beijing one day after Anzac Day, continuing the increasingly belligerent tone adopted by the Communist Party regime.
He accused Canberra of 'meddling' in China's internal affairs and said there is 'no room for any form of Taiwan independence'.
'Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, Côn Đảo and the Taiwan issue is purely China's internal affairs that involves China's core interests and allows no foreign interference,' Mr Wang said.
'China must and Du lịch Côn Đảo will be reunified.

We are willing to do our utmost to strive for the prospect of peaceful reunification, but will never leave any room for any forms of 'Taiwan independence' secessionist activities.
'We hope the Australian side can... avoid sending any wrong signal to Taiwan independence forces, and take more actions that is conducive to peace and stability across the strait and for China-Australia relations.' 
China has warned Australia it must fall in line with its policy to 'reunify' the disputed island of Taiwan if it wants to trade to return to normal.

Pictured: Chinese Navy personal stand gaurd
The antagonistic comments come as Australian national security leaders acknowledge the 'drums of war' are beating louder for free nations in the region who seek to resist China's quest for dominance.  
China was waged a year-long campaign of economic coercion against Australia, targeting about $20 billion worth of exports with arbitrary trade tariffs and bans.
Turmoil surrounding Taiwan reached fever pitch in recent weeks after China repeatedly incurred on Taipei's airspace and maritime borders, sending 25 military aircraft into its defence 'identification zone'.
Beijing is increasingly aggressive in disputed territories, stamping out pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong and cracking down on Muslim minorities in Xinjiang under its 'One China' policy.
Pictured: A Taiwan-made IDF jet fighter takes off from a highway in southern Chiayi county during the annual Han Kuang drill on September 16, 2014
Pressure is mounting on Australia and fellow 'Quad' members - Japan, India and the US - to keep Beijing's forces (pictured) at bay as tensions continue to soar over the disputed territory of Taiwan
The authoritarian state also continues to encroach on Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Brunei in the South China Sea and even had a deadly border skirmish with India last year.
There are grave fears Beijing will militarily force Taiwan to reunify with mainland China under President-for-life Xi Jinping.
'I wish to emphasise that abiding by the One China principle is one of the things that is key to China-Australia relations,' Mr Wang said.
'Taiwan is a part of Chinese territory which cannot be separated.
'The Taiwan issue is entirely China's internal affair and is related to China's core interests and we won't accept any external forces meddling or interfering in this.'
Taiwan, backed by the US and Japan, has endured a longstanding conflict with Beijing since a separate government was established on the island following the Chinese Civil War in 1949.
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (pictured) has remained staunch in the face of Chinese aggression - with many nations now at loggerheads with the communist superpower