*chuckle*. Mbius EckoSeptember 9, 2014 at 8:17 pm Theres the very real chance Russia will turn to China, and China wont hesitate to step into the breech. From what I have heard from non-Anglo News Sources, this may already be the case. I agree wholeheartedly Trevor, though I cant see things changing unless Australia disengages from the US and makes its own waywe will be drawn into a conflict at the behest of the US, if only to test Chinas repose and manoeuvrings. The Amnesia Express had a good line in a lyric of a song about defining the difference of Peace to the present state of readiness to war. For peace to come about either locally or globally, a major reappraisal of Language and all the edifices of modern life are called into question. [8] Gabriel Kolko. The question that can now be asked and the one that returns to the core of this article, is will this result in an invasion of Australia? We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Australia must be willing to invade the Solomon Islands and topple its government if that's what is necessary to stop a proposed security pact between China and the Pacific nation going ahead . This is the stupidity of permitting foreign governments to purchase our farming land and mineral assets. All of the its fighting elements are in the process of qualitative force transformations, which would continue to provide the ADFs operators with the technological edge. [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. 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. 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. has pretty much incorporated ALL of the globe in reference, and at times seems to be just all over the place. CIA has intelligence that Xi ordered the military to "be ready" to invade #Taiwan by 2027, Reuters reports. Another important contributing factor, which a possible adversary is likely to take into account, is the combined fighting potential of the ADF. 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. "Our judgement at least is that (China's . In the context of the Chinese hypothetical invasion threat, two problem factors can be identified: the fighting force and the question of endurance. Strategic defence expert Ron Huisken labelled it sensational nonsense and rather tacky scaremongering. The issue-at-hand remains that China would not invade Australia in the next decade because pax-Sino has not been on the ascent long enough; and has not been able to establish the required networks for a limited invasion of Australia to succeed. Such a distribution of both human and physical core infrastructure offers a technologically advanced and militarily superior adversary a multitude of opportunities, ranging from political-military blackmail in times of heightened geopolitical crisis, to limited or large-scale offensive operations in times of war. I must admit I skimmed this piece. The heretofore hidden fears that reside alongside the mercantile arena of profit and the food bowl debates within the Asia-Pacific (A-P) have evolved into the public arena. What the hell have we done? Have a friend who was Ambassador to China and it would not take much to regain their respect. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a reminder of how quickly the . The way in which this has happened includes both military and political realms: the forcing of democracy on Japan at the end of World War Two (WWII) by the US and Allied powers; winning the Korean War by United Nations forces; and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989. Over time China is seeking to take its rightful place in a globalized world. This is the real war. Chuck in a few bucks and see just how far it goes! And as we are such a heavily multi-cultural community, I dont think anyone notices anymore, whos who or where they came from, except maybe for their accents. "It may only need to establish a blockade which, with the world's largest coast guard, 10,000 ton' maritime . China has over 1 Billion people !!! Don't miss a thing! [4] http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-19/japan-expands-their-military-amid-growing-tensions-with-china/5672932 Australia Network News, 19 August,, 2014. I just wonder why the author thinks that Americas debt would be a protective factor in preventing a conflict with China. Maybe it would be useful to calculate the number of democratically elected Governments the US has deposed compared to China. Nuh still something wrong. The power generation and water desalination plant, together with the bunker fuel capacity, provide the necessary logistics to provide a large ground force equipped with heavy equipment, he adds. Sign up to the Daily Star's newsletter. But is it? Who cares as long as we have god on our side, and Captain Catholic. As for Jacqui Lambie how could anyone believe her statements or take them too seriously shes a very loose cannon, and I wouldnt be surprised if the PUP somehow bids her goodbye in the not too distant future. 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. New York: Monthly Review Press, 2002, 217. [13] James Lee Ray and Ayse Vural. Thankyou for your comments, very robust and informative for me. Updated at 01.00 EST Doing that will improve the security outlook here by a great measure. http://www.alternet.org/world/chomsky-americas-obsession-destroys-earths-climate. Reduction of our options, in order to protect a Foreign Interest and our consideration of the other options open to us, is most likely. Although this is an ongoing discussion, more action is possible now. From the big bad Toniorists. The Xiaoping era would be the first quantum leap into a globalized world and would signal significant domestic and international changes this was defined by Xiaoping as socialism with a Chinese character.[9] China was essentially, thrust into a Western world and it would over time exploit the free market, gain international political astuteness, and in the late-1990s, begin to stamp its geo-strategic authority on the world: the A-P region is its first port-of-call. Britain robustly expanded beyond its own borders often usurping other nation-states, frequently through violence and colonisation in order to gain what it needed. April 29, 2022 - 5:54AM Australia will probably be at war with China by the end of the decade, a leading foreign policy expert has said. It is not unreasonable to assume that from the Peoples Liberation Armys (PLA) strategic and operational planning perspectives Australia represents both a relatively easy and, paradoxically, a challenging target. Everyone is doing it hard at present. Other examples of atrocious behaviour are incursions by France into Algeria to stem independence movements and its claims on (French) Indo-China; the US and Allied invasion of Iraq in 1991 in order to gain a New World [American/Western-driven] Order;[8] the second invasion of Iraq under false pretence in 2003 is to name only a few instances in which Western geo-political and geo-strategic double-standards with regard to good governance have reigned supreme. I kind of see it from the opposite angle. Nevertheless, Britain still gained what it needed and the British people benefited the middle-class continued. Once again the making of such a statement can be given credence by observing that America is fiscally bankrupt to China, and owes the PRC trillions of dollars and the US would simply not risk China calling in its debt/s as this would devastate the US domestic economy. However, this does not necessarily equate to protecting Australia per se. There is no reason to think that if Australia continues on its current pathway of antagonism in the region especially toward Muslim countries that there would be enough impetus for China to believe a limited invasion would not be successful. Hint, you have to disregard your sordid trainwreck of conceit and bile and adopt a viewpoint removed from spiteful recriminations. 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. China snubs US proposal at ASEAN. The Age. Perhaps of equal importance in the next decade America will have declined to the point of being non-interventionist, at least in the eyes of the PRC. 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. Darwin is narrow-minded, provincial, over-priced, and un-competitive! A war . Former airforce pilot in CHILLING warning over airstrip AN AIRSTRIP in the arid Australian desert could be used for a full-scale invasion from China. Think on this I heard on ABC Radio. Long March Out of China. The Australian, Melbourne: Murdoch Media, 19 August, 2014, 9. Just buy the bastards and their debt out. Here is an article by Chomsky that should open a few eyes. Gosh and golly. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Beyond incompetence and corruption Untroubled by the burdens of either wit or intelligence the embaldened tubermensch who, for now, leads the, Alan Tudge is leaving Parliament. In the process of the IRs momentum the British government had to meet ever greater demands from its populace. Editorial warns Australia may suffer further economic pain. He said despite widespread panic at the time, and post-war mythologising, even in World War II we were in no serious danger of occupation. There is a comment that I would like to make and that is the article that I have written from my perspective is grounded in what Prof Peter Singer called where the evidence takes me. I would prefer my article to have a different outcome than a limited invasion of Australia, however as far as my research takes me (and there is more to come) it is based on the British and US model of China exerting its power-base through global military preponderance, especially when it has a comprehensive blue-water navy. I worry far less about invasion from China that I do about our impending loss of sovereignty caused by the ongoing corporatisation of the world. 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. The Islands that Japan is arguing over were residue of second world war negotiations in which the pre-war possessions should eventually return to China. Chinas Per-Capita GDP has Led to a Drastic Reduction in Poverty., http://www.gallup.com/poll/166565/one-five-worldwide-living-extreme-poverty.aspx, [12] Jemima Garrett and staff. This force, supported by elements of the RAAF and the RAN, could defend a specific sector or two of the Australian mainland, providing that other operational commitments (for example, garrison duties in major cities and coastline patrol) are reduced to a minimum. More to the point could we one day become disillusioned with the US and form a stronger alliance with China, India, Brazil and Asia. 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