Australia is not ready for an economic blockade of Taiwan
The article identifies a critical gap in Australian strategic preparedness: policy and defence thinking remain focused on kinetic Taiwan invasion scenarios, while China's actual preferred method—economic blockade via maritime control—exposes Australia's supply-chain and energy vulnerabilities without triggering the political/military responses Australia is planning for. Australia's lack of economic-resilience planning for a Taiwan strait blockade (which would disrupt trade, LNG flows, and resource exports) represents a blind spot in Pillar 5 (Decoupling) and Pillar 6 (Maritime Defence) posture.
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