Strategic Analysis Australia Director Peter Jennings claims China wants to assert its position as a “great power in the region”.“They simply want to assert their position as a great power in the region; they want to be the dominant power in the region,” Mr Jennings told Sky News Australia.This comes after the federal government first learnt China was engaging in live-fire exercises after a Virgin pilot picked up a broadcast from the warships instructing flights to avoid the area.The Australian Defence Force only found out via AirServices Australia, which was informed by the commercial pilot, 40 minutes after the drill began.
