Only Five Years Left to Prevent War With Beijing: Former Australian PM

Former Australian PM Warns US and Australia Need to be Clear Eyed Towards China

Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, conducts underway operations in the Taiwan Strait on Aug. 28, 2022. U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters

Beijing will be at war with the United States and possibly Australia within five years unless the United States and its allies stop it from launching a strike on Taiwan, a former Australian prime minister said.

According to former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is more determined than ever to seize the self-ruled island of Taiwan. Rudd served as Australian prime minister from 2007 to 2010 and June 2013 to September 2013.