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The Australia Institute’s International and Security Affairs program has new polling out showing more Australians are afraid China will attack Australia than Taiwanese believe China will attack Taiwan.The poll shows Australians are more skittish than Taiwanese people about the prospect of an attack from China – nearly one in 10 Australians believe an invasion will come “soon”, compared to one in 20 Taiwanese.
The results show popular opinion is detached from geopolitical and geostrategic reality. The results support the case for a reset in the Australia-China relationship and the manner in which we hold this important national conversation. Such a reset should be based on facts and the national interest rather than the fear peddling we saw in the recent Australian federal election by some for domestic, partisan interests.
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