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Pentagon presses Japan, Australia on role in possible Taiwan conflict
Japan and Australia have been asked by Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby to detail their commitments in the case of a U.S.
US demands to know what allies would do in event of war over Taiwan
Trump administration says it is trying to prevent war but raises eyebrows by calling for commitments from Australia and Japan ...
US seeks clarity from allies on role in potential war over Taiwan
The Pentagon is pushing Japan and Australia to clarify their potential military involvement in a US-China conflict over ...
US demands clarity from allies on their role in potential war over Taiwan, FT reports
The Pentagon wants clarity from Japan and Australia. It seeks to understand their potential involvement. This is regarding a ...
Washington’s war demands – Australia right to refuse committing to a hypothetical conflict with China over Taiwan
The Albanese government is facing a push by the United States for a ‘broad ranging and open ended’ commitment to defend ...
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US demands ‘clarity from allies’ on potential Taiwan war
The US is demanding clarity from allies including Australia on their role in a potential war over Taiwan, according to the ...
US reportedly seeks clarity from allies on their role in potential conflict on China's Taiwan; US' demand is 'coercion': expert
According to a Financial Times (FT) report, the Pentagon is pressing Japan and Australia to make clear what role they would ...
'No troops in advance': Australia responds as US seeks clarity over potential war with China over Taiwan
The minister's remarks about troops in the region come after he stated that Australia was concerned regarding the increase in ...
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US presses Australia, Japan over role in any Taiwan conflict, FT says
The Financial Times reported on Saturday that Elbridge Colby, the US under-secretary of defence for policy, has been pressing ...
Australia responds to US inquiry on Taiwan war role, no troop pledge made
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, speaking in Shanghai at the start of a six-day visit to China that is likely to ...
Albanese won’t say if Australia would follow the US to war over Taiwan
After this masthead confirmed the Pentagon wants the question answered, the Prime Minister reiterated the submarine pact was ...
Opinion
How strategists think about keeping the peace in the Taiwan Strait
ASPEN, Colo. — Catastrophic wars don’t really catch us by surprise. We usually see them coming but don’t act quickly or decisively enough to avert them. To try to avoid that mistake, several dozen top ...