Almost half of Australians support sending military to help defend Taiwan, poll suggests

YouGov survey finds people in Australia more likely to favour sending troops than people in Japan and US

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Almost half of Australians believe the country should send troops to help defend Taiwan against China if required, a much higher percentage of the population than in the US or Japan, a new survey suggests.

About a third of the public in the US and Japan agreed with sending military forces to respond to such a crisis, according to polling commissioned by the US Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.

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