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By Alan Dupont, published 25/11/2020Amid escalating US-China rivalry, Taiwan is considered the most likely trigger for a hot war. Should it occur, Australia would be caught on the horns of a dilemma.
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Secondly, with US satellites the chances of China being able to build up an invasion force sufficient for surprise attack without being noticed is zero and with the major US base at Okinawa only 500km away, the US response can be airborne before the first ships are halfway. That the massive 7th fleet with 3 carrier arms is only a few days away makes the chances of success very low.