Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australia’s position on Taiwan is “really clear” and we don’t want to see “any alteration“ to the status quo across the Taiwan Strait.
“Our position is also clear in that all of our diplomacy and action in the region had been about trying to create pathways for peace and to deescalating tension throughout the region,” Mr Marles told Sky News Australia.
“Our position is very much that we do not want to see any unilateral change to the status quo across the Taiwan Strait and that’s where we stand.”
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