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Australia is part of ANZUS, which means if China attacked Australia, the US would be obligated to intervene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANZUS https://en.wiki
by rbg246 8y ago
Australia is part of ANZUS, which means if China attacked Australia, the US would be obligated to intervene
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANZUS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANZUS
- Gustomaximus 8y agoObliged by ANZUS, but would they really? I feel in the past countries would stick to their commitment for the bigger picture. Now, not so sure. I wonder if they would weigh pros and cons and decide to withdraw or not.
- rbg246 8y agoIf it aligned with their national interests, yes and generally US and Australian interests do align
- simula67 8y agoThat link says that the treaty is non-binding
- thisgoodlife 8y agoTrump would ask Australia to pay for the intervention.