In his last interview before dying of cancer, Jim Molan warns of a Chinese sneak attack on Taiwan

In his last interview before his death, Senator Jim Molan warned that a stealthy Chinese missile attack on the US could leave Australia nearly defenseless against an invasion of Taiwan.

Molan, who was an army major general before entering politics, told Sky News Australia must be prepared for such an attack or come under China’s thumb when he gave his final interview before dying of cancer in January.

In an interview for the SkyNews documentary Are We Ready For War? Molan, which aired at 7.30pm Wednesday night, said Australia must be prepared and cited Ukraine as an example of how major conflicts are not a thing of the past.

“We have to prepare for the worst case scenario,” he told SkyNews journalist Peter Stefanovic.

Molan didn’t think China would invade Taiwan by launching a sort of mass landing on D-Day like that seen in World War II when the Allies landed on Nazi-occupied Europe.

The recently deceased Australian Senator Jim Molan argued in his last interview that Australia should be ready for a surprise missile attack on US forces before an invasion of Taiwan

He argued that mobilizing their forces for such an operation would give the Americans and Taiwan weeks or even months of warning of what was to come.

Instead, Molan argued that China could launch a stealthy missile attack on US forces in the western Pacific, effectively cutting Taiwan off from its key ally and protector.

“It’s just the kind of move that has a chance of achieving regional dominance of China plus Taiwan,” Molan said.

“I believe they will neutralize the Americans and dominate the western Pacific.”

With such a scenario, Molan said, China could pose a very difficult question to other potential adversaries such as Japan, South Korea and Australia.

“Are you really going to fight us now that the Americans are no longer behind you?”

China’s military might (pictured the People’s Liberation Army near Inner Mongolia) could see it dominating the western Pacific, Molan argued

Molan applauded the Albanian government for restoring Australia’s ties with China but said we must be prepared for any situation.

He doesn’t think China is interested in a direct attack on Australia, but could knock out western satellites and undersea cables as part of a Taiwan invasion scenario, largely cutting Australia’s connection to the world.

“We have to stand up for ourselves,” he said.

“We should be self-sufficient with our own military to protect ourselves and the areas around us, the Indonesian Archipelago and the South Pacific.”

The alternative was to become a “tributary state” for China along with the rest of the western Pacific region.

China’s President Xi Jinping (pictured) has adamantly maintained that Taiwan will regain sovereignty on the mainland

Taiwan has been ruled independently from mainland China since a 1949 civil war, but President Xi Jinping’s Chinese Communist Party claims the island is part of “One China” and has repeatedly stated its intention to reclaim the territory.

Beijing has accused Taiwan of using the US and other Western allies to step up its efforts to maintain independence and insists the US is manipulating Taiwan to “contain” Chinese influence.

The US has repeatedly said it would defend Taiwan in the event of an invasion.

US General Mike Minihan sent a memo to all serving under his command to get ready for the 2025 war with China.

Australian National University professor Paul Dibb warned that Australia would be drawn into a conflict to support the United States – or risk destroying the ANZUS alliance.

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