Taiwanese Academic Warns Australia About Beijing’s ‘Dangerous Expansion’

A People's Liberation Army member looks through binoculars during military exercises as Taiwan's frigate Lan Yang is seen in the background on Aug. 5, 2022. Lin Jian/Xinhua via AP

The recently assassinated former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe once said “A Taiwan emergency is a Japanese emergency, and therefore an emergency for the Japan–U.S. alliance.” Australia should adopt the same stance now, according to a Taiwanese expert.

Dr. David Yeau-Tarn Lee called on Australia to play a stronger role in combating the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in his speech “Democratization and Peace in the Taiwan Strait” at the Culture Centre of Overseas Community Affairs Council in Sydney on Sept. 23.