US, Australia discuss Taiwan defense
NO AGREEMENT YET: Australia, which hails its involvement in every major US conflict over the past century, has yet to officially commit to aiding Taiwan
Bloomberg
The US is undertaking “strategic planning” with ally Australia to consider potential joint responses to a war over Taiwan, US President Joe Biden’s top diplomat in Canberra said yesterday.
“We’re committed as allies to working together not only in making our militaries interoperable and functioning well together, but also in strategic planning,” Michael Goldman, charge d’affaires ad interim at the US embassy in Canberra, said in an Australian National University podcast, when asked about a potential role for Australia in a Taiwan contingency.
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President Trump s greatest legacy accomplishment will be his restructuring of the U.S. government to address communist China s multigenerational challenge. But as he prepares to leave office, the president is neglecting one of his most important partners.
Australia.
Having infuriated Beijing by its increasing support of U.S. efforts to resist China s imperialism, Australia is currently suffering under a concerted Chinese trade war. Australian exports are being left to rot in Chinese warehouses and restrictions imposed in other critical export sectors. Spreading the insane lie that the coronavirus might have been sparked by foreign imports of meat into Wuhan city, China has now restricted Australian lamb imports.