If there is a war with China, it will most likely be over its efforts to reunite Taiwan with the mainland. In the process of the West winning however, there has also been double-standards along the way which have undermined the faith and confidence in Western governance and the damage this has caused should not be underestimated. Hence, it can attack Australia by means of a sophisticated cyber offensive campaign, even without a formal declaration of hostile intent. Blunt threats made in Chinese mainstream media, and more recent remarks by an Australian senator- that the ADF is unlikely to last even a few days in a high-end conflict with China - warrant yet another examination of Australias strategic circumstances and the likelihood of an attack on mainland Australia. "Our judgement at least is that (China's . Sun 27 Feb 2022 00.26 EST First published on Sat 26 Feb 2022 19.57 EST The prime minister, Scott Morrison, has announced that Australia will provide funds for "lethal aid" to Ukraine's war. Maybe her comment was not as stupid as everybody thought at the time. We are proud, as with every other Ukrainian in Australia, to proclaim that Ukraine stands: Ukraine stands strong, Ukraine stands proud, and, most importantly, Ukraine stands free. The PLAN is still in the process of mastering out-of-area major battle group deployments. Australians must never forget how the 14 conditions delivered to Australia by China would change this nation forever. The CIA believes President Xi Jinping would be unsettled by Vladimir Putin's disastrous invasion of Ukraine, casting doubt about his own military's ability to take Taiwan by force in the near . The Transformation of China. The Agenda. Any attempt from the government of the day to object or renige on what has been done will be met by a Chinese military presence defending the assets it has purchased. Enter your email address to subscribe to The AIMN and receive notifications of new posts by email. China's murky role in the genesis and spread of the novel coronavirus has disturbed the entire world. http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674055445. From this point it is obvious that if China were able to establish a greater military presence in Indonesia exercising control over Australia would be more able to be achieved although this would more likely be the strangulation of access to shipping- and air-traffic in the region, regardless of whether it is military or mercantile, as this tactic would essentially render Australia fiscally and militarily decapitated in the region. This is the stupidity of permitting foreign governments to purchase our farming land and mineral assets. And moreover, it has used force in the process of making nations adhere to Western principles. But the US has strategic energy interests in Australia so perhaps they will not abandon us or sell us out with their own self interests are at stake. Geography still plays a very important part in war. The Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Parramatta. China has moved in a truly global direction and is on a pathway that was triggered, and then further stimulated, by Premier Deng Xiaoping who started the process in the mid-1980s. This factor, in the first instance is where there are ongoing and developing difficulties. The two-minute-long advert suggests that the Chinese government has been working with Australian politicians in buying businesses on the countrys shores. Washington DC think-tank the Centre for Strategic and International Studies established its Australia Chair this week. !! On the other side of the ledger we have people who deride any concerns as alarmist, the fish bowl syndrome. "China need not attempt to invade Australia to subdue it," Mr Shugart warns. thank goodness Irvine is retiring before he starts some form of Hitler Youth thing to spy on their neighbours. And we are afraid of China? Thats the bizarre claim used in a political advert from the United Australia Party. How did it satisfy the demands of its ever-growing middle-classes? The Chinese are already quietly invading us in droves, buying up huge amounts of property and investment. As insulted as the Chinese community feels toward Palmer, his outburst was attributed to his frustration with the legal system, his dealings with some Chinese business people and when it all imploded, he drew in other societal elements. particularly June Bullivant. Everyone is doing it hard at present. Agree with all comments . On April 25, the symbolic date of Anzac Day, when Australia honors its war dead, newly appointed Defense Minister Peter Dutton said a conflict with China over Taiwan shouldn't "be discounted,". The relative ease of attacking mainland Australia comes from the geographical distribution of our major industrial and population centres, which are located within Australias littoral. 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Furthermore, as the US is forced to shift its focus toward Central Asia, the South Americas and Israel, this will make Australia more vulnerable. That's according to Dr Malcolm Davis, a senior analyst from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), who is an expert on defence strategy and capability issues. China is our largest trading partner, but we insult it by hewing to the US political line, forsaking our own strategic interests. Recently the Obama administration has gone to great lengths to reassure Australia it is committed to keeping a geo-strategic and political presence in the region with a recent visit by Secretary of State Kerry and a reiteration of wanting to rebalance Asia. China has been quick to capitalise on this with gaining deeper connections with Indonesia. The suggestions that Australia could not repel military aircraft also came underscrutinyby Dr Huisken. The shock of this state-of-affairs resides in Western nation-states and Western European-centric nations Australia and America, and to some extent Japan are included is included in this mix have been privy to, over the past several centuries is watching the slow but sure rise of Western Europe as a force. As Europe became a force it has incrementally been able to dictate its version of what government and governance should comprise of to the rest of the world. The maximum upload file size: 2 MB. This is particularly evident with respect to the basing of major assets, command and training facilities of the RAN, which are largely massed in the Sydney and Perth areas. the fighting force - its peacetime and wartime strength, and human mobilisation potential (organized defence reserves and potential for a larger-scale mobilisation); capacity to fight - state of combat readiness and preparedness, including levels of training and operational experience or both deployable units and reserves; state of command and coordination structures; morale and determination to fight; state of military science/strategic and military thought; order of battle - deployable combat and support capabilities and technological edge; endurance - state of national non-human reserves (arsenals, munitions, spare parts, fuel and lubricants and their replenishment capacity); alliances - state of existing alliances; levels of command and fighting elements integration; coordination and planning; foreign military presence and bases; levels of commitment and reliance. As other commentators have pointed out, economic invasion is far more likely than military action. But you cant do that, youre just a whining shitbag like the entire PUP. Your contribution to help with the running costs of this site will be gratefully accepted. Based on history, a war is in the making. Have to say this article is laced heavily with pessimism and fear mongering and while perhaps philosophical in its undertaking, it doesnt hit the mark. Australia has fallen out with China in recent years over significant geopolitical issues, including Beijing's territorial ambitions in the South China Sea and the COVID-19 pandemic. Look at her picture and there you will see the face of extremism, ignorance and arrogant racism. AN AIRSTRIP in the arid Australian desert could be used for a full-scale invasion from China. 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