A retired chief of the Australian Defense Force has claimed Australia will soon be invaded, warning of increasing tensions in the Asia-Pacific region.
Studies of democracy and peace find that very few armed confrontations have ever taken place between democratic states. Once China and North Korea can be democratized, there will be hope for peace on earth. Australia wants to avoid involvement in wars between neighboring countries, thus it should support Taiwan's efforts to promote constitutional reform. This would inspire the people of China to call for the democratization, followed by North Korea, and world peace would be the result. All democracies should support Taiwan as a beacon for democracy in Asia. .