China Fury: Canada, Australia Transit Taiwan Strait, Welcomed by Taiwan
-Australian, Canadian warships transit Taiwan Strait on Sep 6 -Politico says 2025 US National Defense Strategy deprioritizes China -China builds oil rigs in Pratas Island's EEZ -Wall Street Journal says China building new naval and air bases for Taiwan invasion An Australian and a Canadian warship transited the Taiwan Strait on September 6, prompting thanks from Taipei and a furious reaction from Beijing. It comes as an exclusive report in Politico suggests that the US is considering a military realignment away from Asia. Contrary to China’s claims, the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) defines territorial waters as only extending 12 nautical miles from shore. This still leaves a 46-mile-wide corridor of international waters at the Strait’s narrowest section. Meanwhile, Chinese-made structures have been spotted inside Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Is China preparing for an invasion of Taiwan? And do these structures have military uses? In this episode, our guests discuss the Strait, China’s potential war preparations, and what the leaked US policy draft might mean for Washington’s involvement in a hypothetical conflict. *Recorded on September 9, 2025 at 3:00pm Taiwan Standard Time Host: Yin Khvat Our guests: Alexander Huang - Council on Strategic and Wargaming Studies Chair - KMT Department of International Affairs Director Tony Hu - Former US Department of Defense Senior Director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia
