Taiwan hits back after Paul Keating says its status ‘not a vital Australian interest’
by Helen Davidson in Taipei and Daniel Hurst in Canbe from on (#5RRR3)
China's aggression destabilises the region and threatens democratic freedoms, Taipei says
Taiwan has hit back at the former Australian prime minister Paul Keating after he said Taiwan was not a vital Australian interest" and labelled it a civil matter" for China.
In an appearance at the National Press Club on Wednesday, Keating dismissed global concerns about China's aggression towards Taiwan and criticised Australia's growing bipartisan pushback.
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