In recent months senior Australian politicians have talked openly about a potential military conflict with China over Taiwan.

The increasingly tense rhetoric follows a series of incursions by China into Taiwanese air and naval space.

Now, China’s leaders are closely watching the current crisis in Ukraine, looking for clues as to how the US might react towards Chinese aggression in the Pacific.

Today on 7am, Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the Australian National University Hugh White, on the changing power dynamics in our region, and the risks of war between the US and China.

Guest: ANU Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies, Hugh White.

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