In Singapore for the Shangri-La Dialogue keynote speech, the PM has delivered a message to Beijing that the risks of invading Taiwan far outweigh the rewards.
Albanese said he supported efforts by the US to establish guardrails with China that could avert catastrophe, cautioning that “the silence of the diplomatic deep freeze, only breeds suspicion, only makes it easier for nations to attribute motive to misunderstanding, to assume the worst of one another”.
“We’re not naive about this process or its limitations. We recognise there are fundamental differences in our two nations’ systems of government, our values and our worldviews. But we begin from the principle that whatever the issue, whether we agree or disagree, it is always better and more effective if we deal direct.
Relaying the details of a meeting here on Thursday between Li and Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen, Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Tan Kefei said his government continued to pursue a peaceful reunification with Taiwan but added: “We will absolutely not promise to renounce the use of force”.It is a path that Albanese – describing Australia as a champion for peace and prosperity – urged not be taken.
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