Meia Nouwens 温玫雅 Profile picture
Senior Fellow for Chinese Security and Defence Policy, IISS, UK. Military modernisation, innovation, foreign/security policy. RT ≠ endorsement; views = my own.
Jun 3, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
#SLD23 @SecDef Lloyd Austin address key points on China and TW:
- US remains deeply committed preserving to status quo across TW strait
- conflict neither imminent nor inevitable Image - US actions consistent with one-China policy, fulfilling TRA obligations
- policy is constant and firm, has held true across US admins.
- continue to categorically oppose unilateral changes to the status quo from either side.
- conflict in TW strait would be devastating
Jun 2, 2023 8 tweets 2 min read
Takeaways from PM Albanese keynote address at #SLD23:

- Ukraine war shows peace, prosperity, stability should never be taken for granted
- fate of the region not pre-ordained
- when Australia looks north, don’t see a void for others to impose their will
1/8 Image - Australia committed to alliance, deterrence, diplomacy through whole of nation approach
- need a world in which two countries can disagree without ending in disaster
- need guardrails (not the one along roads, but sort of).
- need dialogue for guardrails.
2/8