On paper Taiwan reads like a model global citizen. But while it has many trading partners, it has very few international friends — at least, not ones prepared to stand beside it publicly.
Despite it being a strategic US ally, America has no official embassy in the Taiwanese capital Taipei — nor does Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom or Germany. Taiwan's problem is that it lives in the shadow cast by its giant neighbour, the People's Republic of China .
As an Australian who views China's influence as international bullying, could we not all take this Corona Virus as an opportunity to forge new friendship and bonds to dilute their influence on its trade partners.
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