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Appeasement of China won’t save Taiwan
Peter Jennings | October 18, 2021The democratic world has done little to oppose Communist China’s militarisation of the South China Sea, wholesale cyber-theft and brutal internal repression. Further appeasement of Xi’s designs on Taiwan would be disastrous, but deterring an attack can work.
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Abbot warns of Chinese designs on Taiwan
Michelle Grattan | October 9, 2021Former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott has warned that communist China could soon “lash out disastrously” at Taiwan.
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Dealing with a different China
Colin Chapman | August 5, 2021China’s fortification of the South and East China Seas, crushing of Hong Kong’s freedoms, oppression of Uyghurs and other minorities, and extension of Xi Jinping’s leadership from a decade to life signal the need for a strengthening in allied policy to contain its growing ambitions.
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Supporting Taiwan
Nicholas Chiu | June 25, 2021Communist China’s intention to absorb Taiwan is clear, but the position of the world’s only Chinese speaking democracy can strengthened through diplomatic, trade and information sharing means as well as military deterrence.
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Australia should support Taiwan’s bid to join the CPTPP
Richard Herr | May 18, 2021Supporting the inclusion of Taiwan in the CPTPP will strengthen Australia’s broader regional objectives as well as strengthening an important economic relationship.
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Protecting Taiwan
Benjamin Herscovitch | April 8, 2021Australian policy on Taiwan is a matter of ethics as well as strategy. Our decisions on Taiwan may define for this age the values that we represent and our willingness to uphold them.
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Supply chains critical to Taiwan’s security
Open Forum | March 13, 2021While communist China works to isolate Taiwan in preparation for invasion, Taiwan’s vital importance to global technology supply chains offers another reason for the west, and the USA in particular, to defend it from attack.
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All eyes on Taiwan
Malcolm Davis | February 15, 2021Having isolated Taiwan on the international stage through political and economic pressure, Communist China is stepping up ‘grey zone’ and military operations and seems intent on invasion.
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The West must defend Taiwan
Malcolm Davis | February 12, 2021To turn away from a fellow democracy under threat from an aggressive authoritarian neighbour would make a mockery of the values we advocate and lower our credibility in the eyes of many developing countries.
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We must stand with Taiwan
Peter Jennings | January 28, 2021Communist China continues to ratchet up pressure on Taiwan with repeated incursions of its airspace, and the whole free world – including Australia – has a duty to stand steadfast in its defence.