‘Ball is in China's court': Australia's commitment to Taiwan and US alliance questioned
'It is difficult straddling a barbed wire fence, isn't it? Naturally there he was cagey because no one wants to pre-empt a decision to send troops into battle and everyone hopes it will never come to that, but on the question of Taiwan there's a couple of points that need to be made here,' Ms Credlin said.
Concerns are raised over Australia's commitment to the US alliance after limiting engagements with Taiwan over fears of upsetting China back in 2023.
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