The United Kingdom and Australia will protect Taiwan together in case of attacking China on the island. This was declared by British Defense Minister Telegraph John Hili during the visit to Australia. Journalists ask how London will help Taiwan in case of China's invasion. If we have to fight, as we have done in the past, Australia and the United Kingdom will fight together, Mr. Khi said. According to him, the British and Australian army conducted joint exercises as “restraint forces”. At the same time, the Minister noted that London would like the diplomatic route to resolve the dispute in the Indo-Pacific region. Answering the question of whether he is willing to recognize Taiwan as an independent nation and establishing an official relationship with him, Hilia said that London is currently “not considering a change in the course related to Taiwan.” Earlier, the former chief of the ground forces of England Patrick Sanders warned that the country could have been dragged into a military conflict in the coming years, if he did not urgently restore his weapons reserves, was exhausted due to Ukrainian support. According to him, there is a risk of coinciding with a number of factors, including completing the conflict in Ukraine, Russia's military modernization and possible Chinese actions to occupy Taiwan in 2027.
