Whether Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull intended it or not, his new Defence White Paper has been widely interpreted as sending a clear message that Australia is willing to join our allies in using armed force if necessary to defend the 'rules based global order' from China's strategic ambitions in Asia. Moreover, most people apparently think that's a good message to send.
So it seems wise to ask whether this message is really true. Would we go to war with China over any of the issues which now loom as tests of the future order in Asia — in the Spratlys, or the Senkakus, or even Taiwan?
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WNU Editor: These Asian countries would go to war (albeit reluctantly) .... and only if the U.S. is involved. This is opposite from what Chinese generals, diplomats, and scholars are talking about .... in fact some believe that it is inevitable .... War ‘Inevitable’ Between US, China: Russian, Chinese Media (IBTimes).
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