Penny Wong has weighed in on the growing tensions between China and the United States amid Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong calls for 'peace and stability' as tensions between China and the US escalate over Taiwan
Ms Wong appeared on ABC News on Wednesday amid Beijing’s"don't play with fire" warning to both Taiwan and the US. Ms Wong was then asked what her advice was for Australians and those living in Taiwan who are feeling"extremely anxious" about the situation. We do have a situation where we see rhetoric increasing and we see military hardware being deployed.
Ms Wong was later asked if the AUKUS agreement - a trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States - meant Canberra would back Washington if there was conflict over Taiwan. Ms Wong also responded to Australia’s new Defence Force, which was being reviewed on Wednesday in response to China’s aggressive presence in the region.We need an ADF that is well-positioned to meet our security challenges over the next decade and beyond," she said.
"Our visit reiterates that America stands with Taiwan: a robust, vibrant democracy and our important partner in the Indo-Pacific," she wrote on Twitter.
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