Taiwan’s foreign minister told Australian media that Taipei wants to partner with Australia as it prepares for a potential war with China.
“We would like to engage in security or intelligence exchanges with other like-minded partners, Australia included, so Taiwan is better prepared to deal with the war situation,” Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu told Australia’s ABC.
Wu said that Taiwan welcomed the recent military pact between the US, the UK, and Australia, known as AUKUS. “We are pleased to see that the like-minded partners of Taiwan — the United States and the UK and Australia — are working closer with each other to acquire more advanced defense articles so that we can defend Indo-Pacific,” he said.
Under AUKUS, Australia will get access to technology to build nuclear-powered submarines. Wu said Taiwan does not seek nuclear-powered submarines because it has a different “war strategy.”
“We need to go asymmetric, and we need to have a different type of philosophy in defeating China if there’s going to be a war — so nuclear-powered submarines is not something that we are seeking,” he said.
After a recent meeting between US and Australian officials, a joint statement was released that said both sides “stated their intent to strengthen ties with Taiwan, which is a leading democracy and a critical partner for both countries.”
Wu said Australia has also shown support for Taiwan by backing its bid to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, known as CPTPP. “As far as I know, Australia has been one of those most vocal members in supporting Taiwan’s participation in CPTPP,” he said.
The Austroos want to jump to Taiwan… That’s laughable…!
Taiwan and Australia want to suffer from a war that would kill tens of millions because the US wants to maintain its hegemony? Wow! Are the people of Taiwan and Australia in agreement? Wait… I just noticed they sprinkled the word “democracy” here and there. Never mind. Ok people, are we all good?
Yes, defending Taiwan against China is an absurdity. Though they’re eager as usual to sell it weapons; and though they would likely use its reduction as a ‘red-line;’ none of the so-called allies will defend it.
What is it that this Wu likes about us, the way we solved all the problems in the Middle East and now are going to work our magic in China’s territory.?What does Wu think would happen if the US starts picking off Chinese officials with our drones the way we do in Iraq and Afghanistan and many other places? Maybe Wu thinks Taiwan can get a piece of the trillion dollar coin we are going to mint to save our financial system and the government itself, that’s such a brilliant idea, one special coin to save our wasteful and violent way of life, I mean such a brilliant idea.
Are the Australian people really not aware of the danger of them getting in a war with China and becoming the nuclear bait dog & thermonuclear bull’s eye and lose half it their citie’s & their populations.. China won’t be kind to those who try to stop them from recovering their stolen island. Oh No!!!!