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Jenny Bloomfield

I was a diplomat in Taiwan. Australia’s security depends on it

On Taiwan, the question is not whether to join a future war, but rather how Australia can protect the status quo of peace.

While the prime minister was on his second visit to China, part of the government’s goal of maintaining stable and constructive relations with Beijing, there had been renewed calls for Australia to clarify what role it would play in a future Taiwan contingency.

Will Australia support the US in a future conflict over Taiwan? Will the yet-to-be delivered AUKUS submarines join US forces in a war against China in the Indo-Pacific region?

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Jenny Bloomfield was Australia’s Ambassador to Greece (2011-2014).

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