Australian Ex-PM Warns China Could ‘Lash Out Disastrously Soon’ Amid Soaring Taiwan Tensions

After China sent almost 150 military aircraft close to Taiwan in recent days against the backdrop of drills conducted by the US and other allied forces in the South China Sea, Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng warned on Wednesday that Beijing might mount a full-scale invasion of the island nation by 2025.