Taiwan’s military demonstrates combat readiness ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays in an annual exercise in Hsinchu, Taiwan January 7, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File
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he Australian government’s underreaction to China’s ongoing naval circumnavigation of Australia is a bigger problem than any perceived overreaction in public commentary. Some politicisation of
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