Albanese remains ‘in the thralls' of China as country edges away from US
"I think Albanese is in the thrall of China, and by that I mean there is undue influence, some would say control," Ms Bishop told Sky News host Paul Murray.
"China seems to be mapping where all the cables are ... we are edging away from the United States and pivoting towards China.
"Is Australia the next Taiwan, and it's richer than Taiwan, and it's poorly defended."
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