"That is one reason to expect a stalemate.". "In the history of the 20th century, it took two world wars to deal with the difficult policy question of dealing with rising powers prepared to challenge the statusquo. Far fewer know their real story. the outcome for the U.S. was not a good one, a new report revealed this week. It runs between the Philippines and Taiwan. And given Beijings singular focus on finding a way to sink US-style aircraft carriers, their capacity to carry combat aircraft into effective range has been dramatically curtailed. Jamie Seidel is a freelance writer | @JamieSeidel. "Notwithstanding their entirely different circumstances, for Australia to support Taiwan against China would be similar to Australia's supporting Catalonia against the Castilians. The Australian army is extremely careful to preserve the force-in-being by keeping casualties to a minimum. With China's rise and democracy's decline, what will the global order look like in 2050? "Australia has been there before. "We have done work that shows that 'risk aversion'is the critical factor in avoiding war. A new 'veloway' is welcome news for Melbourne's cyclists. How this young Indigenous artist is taking inspiration from anime and manga to celebrate his own culture, NBA star Ja Morant suspended, 'takes full responsibility' for nightclub gun video, Andrew Tate shuts down cancer rumors, is accused of recruiting politicians to his cause, 'If carers are going to survive, they need this', says resident pioneering dementia respite care centre. Should US tensions with China flare into a war there is no question that these days Washington would put enormous pressure on Albanese, or any future leader, to join them in that conflict. Meia Nouwens from the International Institute for Strategic Studies said Beijing was intent on achieving primacy in the waters that surround China. Mr. Xi has championed . "The mobilisation for all this would take many months and US intelligence would detect it and know in advance what was being planned. Washington and Beijing are locked in an intense strategic battle. Don't Do It: An All-Out War With China Could End Humanity It is a bad idea to get into a shooting war with a fellow nuclear power. "In the case of war with China the questions we need to ask ourselves are: "When I stepped down as the Chief of theDefence Force in July 2002 I had not seen any information leading to the conclusion that an invasion of Iraq was inevitable. In the event of a war: what would Japan, the Philippines, South Korea and Australia do? The United States cannot win a war against China over Taiwan, four Australian defense experts have said in a series of interviews conducted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.