PoliticsFormer Australian PM Kevin Rudd calls 2028 an ‘especially dangerous year’ for Taiwan Strait

Kevin Rudd, the Asia Society CEO and former Australian prime minister, said at a Brookings Institution event on October 2 that 2028 could be an “especially dangerous year” for the Taiwan Strait. He identified Taiwan’s presidential election in January that year as a potential trigger and said deterrence was the best response, while urging consideration of alternatives if it failed.