Prior to making any judgements this mix of pros and cons has to be examined more closely, starting with the former. [8] Gabriel Kolko. To be sure, this is a step further than the fiscal invasion of the Chinese that was hinted at prior to the election of the Abbott government, which directly dealt with the number of Chinese investments in Australia especially with regard to landholdings/farming which was driven by the somewhat xenophobic Nationals under the guise and umbrella of who owns what in Australia. Free market squabbling aside, and the prejudices inherent within this argument about the marketplace, the issue that needs to be examined is whether there is a modicum of truth in what Lambie has stated. Australia cut. 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. Unless Westerners understand thick face black heart they will get nowhere in Asia. I wonder why the Chinese are bulding the bases in the south china sea now. When Australia had the temerity to call for an independent inquiry into the origins of COVID-19 last year, China was incensed. And we are afraid of China? AN AIRSTRIP in the arid Australian desert could be used for a full-scale invasion from China. Be afraid and whatever you do, support your government!!! The maximum upload file size: 2 MB. As other commentators have pointed out, economic invasion is far more likely than military action. Chinas parallel with Germany before WWI. The Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney: Fairfax Media, 20 August, 2014. http://www.smh.com.au/comment/chinas-parallel-with-germany-before-wwi-20140820-10631j.html. Youll like it even more knowing that your donation will help us to keep up the good fight. The truth of the matter resides in the history of the US as per WWII being a European war until the bombing of Pearl Harbor forced the US to face the realities of the conflict, and the undeniable reality is that an Australia-China military collision would not necessarily be an urgent priority for the US. 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China will be a vastly different case to what the West has previously encountered and then dominated, as it has adopted the Wests interests in being a regional as well as global controller and therefore the case of China is completely different than what has gone before in the power-stakes of the twentieth century. For Russia, China and India this looks like a win/win. Or so it seems. The evidence-base for this outcome is also in the history of the West. Note that preparation is NOT the same as Shannon Brandao on LinkedIn: U.S., UK and Australia carry out China-focused air drills 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,". Offensive strike can be interpreted as a series of limited or larger scale prolonged long-distance kinetic and cyber offensive actions, conducted remotely. "Our judgement at least is that (China's . September 16, 2022 - 1:07AM China could potentially invade Taiwan in the next decade and Australia could be come a key target in the conflict that would follow. 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,". By Alan Dupont. Many are asking what lessons China is drawing from Russia's invasion of Ukraine for its own plans to bring Taiwan to heel. But is it? If there is a war with China, it will most likely be over its efforts to reunite Taiwan with the mainland. CMMC, I fully agree with your summation,perfect.Could not have put it clearer myself. The Chinese government has set about actively creating a burgeoning middle-class in part to have a greater tax base, to extract people from gruelling, chronic poverty and to in general raise the living standards of citizens. No Australian Government can or could begin this journey to peace as all the present shitstems operations are to fuel war cause war is big business. We have been and unfortunately probably will continue to sell it to them. Peace is said to be Wars opposite and everwhile the arming for war denies peace any opportunity of reality except in the mind of man. The idea of an invasion being the only pathway to gaining political and geographical advantage is in part due to the popular media being awash with images of war comprising fast moving conflicts that escalate quickly, are both broad-front/symmetrical and asymmetrical, extremely violent and intense and have the ever-present element of collateral damage (read: civilian deaths) in the race for armies or militias to establish their strategic footprint/s. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. [13] James Lee Ray and Ayse Vural. The PLAN is still in the process of mastering out-of-area major battle group deployments. It can also enhance themoral readiness and the determination of troops to fight and win under any circumstances, including unfavourable battle conditions (for example, in the absence of air superiority or sustained logistics). Strategic defence expert Ron Huisken labelled it sensational nonsense and rather tacky scaremongering. Similarly, China can regularise and intensify cyber-attacks on Australian key assets to cause more disruption and inflict more damage. China is our largest trading partner, but we insult it by hewing to the US political line, forsaking our own strategic interests. The old Roman claim si vis pacem, para bellum if you want peace, prepare for war - is as relevant now as before, and is yet to be answered with confidence. [10] Herein lies the problem that Australia in the first instance and the Western world in the second, will have to face: if China is not offered a more prominent of rightful place in the schemata of world strategies/politics a massive disruption will occur as China will react to any moves by other nation-states to retard its progress. From a geo-strategic perspective it is unlikely that this would happen in the next decade as China does not have the support facilities in the region for a limited invasion as the most vulnerable impact points, the west/northwest of Australia would not be able to be adequately reinforced after an initial foray. Subscribe to ADM Premium. Finally, the PLA seriously lacks operational combat experience, including in managing expeditionary operations. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/jacqui-lambie-refuses-to-apologise-for-warning-of-chinese-invasion/story-fn59niix-1227038207396. On 23 April this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping showed off the PLA Navy's production capacity by commissioning at a single ceremony the Hainan amphibious assault ship, the Changzheng-18 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, and the Dalian destroyer. The coming state-of-affairs for Australia will be one surviving the numerous upcoming protracted and friction-filled escalations and the ever-greater political and military demands China will inevitably make. But its most chilling claim is around a small airport built in West Australias remote northwest. There ya go. The short-tempered outburst by Senator Palmer on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Q&A program, to be sure was just that, an outburst. Moreover, China has continued to exercise its perceived regional rights with relative impunity; and the PRC recently rejected a US proposal to decrease tensions over the disputed territories,[14] and these are further signs the days of absolute control for the US are over. China has over 1 Billion people !!! ADM's Defence Industry Guide is published in print edition every 6 months. The present Lambie redneck doctrine of Invasion by China or Indonesia harks back to Menzies and his yellow peril election Arrows and like the Menzies arrows Lambies redneck doctrine is just a ploy to stay elected. And the gold and silver theyve vacuumed up in recent years rise in value more than enough to offset their depreciating Treasury bonds. Try again. Hence, China will, like the Spanish, French, British and Americans before it, have to use extramural preponderance to get what it needs for its populace. Among them are the following (but not necessarily in this exact order): The ADF is a highly trained and combat experienced battle force, which continuously invests in acquiring advanced military capabilities that enable it to operate across all current and emerging battle domains. But you cant do that, youre just a whining shitbag like the entire PUP. I think we are in for a few surprises as the old economic and political models falter and global warming becomes a real issue. This raises again the question of alliance obligation, and the subsequent need by Washington to make it very clear to China that an attack on Australia will trigger an allied response. [3] http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-26/an-new-chinese-map-gives-greater-play-to-south-china-sea-claims/5550914 Australia Network News, 26 June, 2014. This was followed by a further dictum from his colleague Senator Jacqui Lambie speaking about the potential of a Chinese invasion and whats more, she has refused to withdraw her comment. The four major challenges Australia faces in 2022 There are major challenges the world will have to face this year over and above COVID-19, the first being the management of the rise of China. Copyright The Australian Independent Media Network 2014-2022 ABN: 44313698183. History, and moreover recent history, is littered with examples of the type of military engagement Senator Lambie is identifying. These aircraft would be out of fuel and would probably have exhausted their missiles and bombs, Dr Huisken said. CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa A former Japanese military officer recently made waves after saying he believes China plans to invade and annex Taiwan by 2025 and Okinawa by 2045. But if Russia, China and India decide to start trading oil in their own currencies or in gold then the petrodollar becomes just one of several major currencies. The ADFs combat experience in campaigns fought in the Middle East and Afghanistan is valuable, but would it help to fight against a high tempo campaign near-peer adversary? Another Century of War? However, this does not necessarily equate to protecting Australia per se. [11] An historical comparison can be made here which befits the Wests pattern, and in doing so offers the growth of China another perspective and the inherent dangers for the West. This is the stupidity of permitting foreign governments to purchase our farming land and mineral assets. Similarly, the PLAs Airborne Corps lack air lift capacity for long distance air assault operations. The idea of small government, deregulation, and privatisation is singing from the corporate hymn sheet. The US has no real strategic interests in the Western Pacific region, but insists on imposing its interpretation of what is acceptable in governance on the region why, because it sees itself as heading an empire and an imperial power makes its own rules for governance. Enter your email address to subscribe to The AIMN and receive notifications of new posts by email. Maybe her comment was not as stupid as everybody thought at the time. 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. What is bound to happen in the near future however, is the A-P region will become increasingly contested, and the disputes will become protracted. In the process of the IRs momentum the British government had to meet ever greater demands from its populace. In doing so it is important to differentiate an attack from an offensive strike. 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. In the context of the Chinese hypothetical invasion threat, two problem factors can be identified: the fighting force and the question of endurance. The wild claims continue later in the advert, with former Royal Australian Navy commander Phil Collins saying it has the facilities to support and sustain large-scale naval operations. Sociologist Steven Pinker has demonstrated that in fact violence has been reducing over the millenia. 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. And correspondingly, where to place the US? As at 2001 Chinas population comprised approximately 21% of the world. Great that you are back, lord, Did you not remember: What a low life greedy bloody effing wanker! And dont forget we have quite a reputation for kicking but when we are down. This article was first posted on Strobes blog Geo-Strategic Orbit and has been reproduced with permission. Have a friend who was Ambassador to China and it would not take much to regain their respect. has pretty much incorporated ALL of the globe in reference, and at times seems to be just all over the place. In 1913 Western Europe accounted for 14.6 percent (%) of the worlds population. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris: OECD, 2003, 258. To be sure the French before Britain used this method, and since post-1945 the US has followed a similar trajectory with its domination of world markets through the Marshall Plan, the Bretton-Woods agreement which allowed America to essentially dominate the worlds free market, are examples of heavy-handed polity. Chinas dominance is that of being a global geo-political and geo-strategic actor and thus, current preponderance in the A-P is only the first step, and an even stronger global military presence will follow. 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. Australia has no political leader capable of seeing the futility of following the US line in Asia. I must admit I skimmed this piece. Trillions of dollars would be dumped on the global market in a very short time, which would lower the dollars foreign exchange value in a disruptive rather than advantageous way, raise domestic US interest rates and make it vastly harder for them to bully the rest of the world economically or militarily. China's ambassador to Australia says Canberra should be wary of its relationship with Japan, reminding them that Japanese troops attacked Australia during World War II and could do the same again. It is unlikely that the PLA will risk using its ageing strategic bomber force as a long-range offensive asset against Australia. [10] Angus Madisson. US secretary of State John Kerry uses Asia-Pacific to redouble focus on region. Australia Network News, 14 August, 2014 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-14/john-kerry-focuses-on-pivot-to-asia-pacific-at-end-of-region/5671992?section=world. Power Disparities and Paradoxical Conflict Outcomes. International Interactions, Philadelphia: Taylor and Francis, 1986,12, 315-342. With all of the above-mentioned commentary, and in particular because Monk has drawn into the mix an historical pivot, there is a need to examine these issues further to highlight where the fear comes from, and where it has its roots. Its attempts to economically coerce Australia into its geopolitical orbit should disturb. [14] David Tweed and Sangwon Yoon. Too many moving targets to make any sure fire predictions. Over time China is seeking to take its rightful place in a globalized world. 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