Australian Shadow Defence Minister Calls for Faster Military Capabilities to Protect Taiwan From Beijing

Australian Shadow Defence Minister Calls for Faster Military Capabilities to Protect Taiwan From Beijing
In this handout provided by the Australian Department of Defence, Armadale Class Patrol Boat, HMAS Armidale, sails into the Port of Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands, on Dec. 1, 2021. CPL Brodie Cross/Australian Department of Defence via Getty Images
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Australia must speed up efforts to build a military strike capability before nuclear submarines are ready to prepare for China’s possible aggression against Taiwan, Australian shadow Defence Minister Andrew Hastie said.

In a speech at a Business News Politics and policy breakfast in Perth on Nov. 2, Hastie called for the country to “build and maintain a strong deterrent” for “any unilateral military adventurism” by any regional aggressor.
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