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The Australian
Foreign Minister Joseph Wu told The Australian that President Tsai Ing-wen’s government wanted Canberra to station a military officer in its de facto embassy in Taipei to liaise with Taiwanese security agencies, as countries including
said the Taiwanese government also wanted to put a military attache in Taipei’s de facto embassy in Canberra. Taiwan already does this in countries including the US, Japan, India and the Philippines, which all have “One China” policies that officially recognise Beijing while maintaining informal ties with Taipei.
More than six in 10 Australians (64 per cent) see the prospect of a military conflict between the US and China over Taiwan as a critical threat, .
In the event of a Chinese invasion, more than three-quarters (76 per cent) support “imposing economic and diplomatic sanctions on China”, 64 per cent support “Australia sending arms and military supplies to the Taiwanese government”, and 61 per cent support “using the Australian navy to help prevent China from imposing a blockade around Taiwan”.
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin this month said “conflict is neither imminent or inevitable”, by senior US military officials and some Australian commentators who have suggested Beijing was preparing for an imminent attack on Taiwan.
