News Snapshot:
Australia and Japan are in this together. We are both threatened by China, and both countries can see that the danger to their security would rise enormously if Taiwan were conquered. The idea would have amazed earlier generations of Australians, but we need to begin thinking of Japan as a close military partner. Defence co-operation between the two countries should go ahead as fast as possible, and it should become as close as possible. This month Japan improved our security by sending a signal to China that reduced the risk of war. Australia and Japan can reduce the risk further...
