Australia wants 'region where no one country dominates': FM Wong

Tensions with China over contested waters top agenda at ASEAN-Australia summit

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Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong discusses maritime security at the ASEAN-Australia Summit in Melbourne on March 4 (Photo by Rurika Imahashi)

SHAUN TURTON and SOPHIE MAK, Nikkei Staff Writers

MELBOURNE -- Australia and Southeast Asia face shared risks as tensions rise over the South China Sea and Taiwan, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Monday, warning the potential fallout from the China-U.S. rivalry could be "devastating" to the region.

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