According to a report by ITASS on December 4, a recent cartoon showing the killing of Afghan civilians by Australian soldiers made Australia very dissatisfied, and Morrison asked the Eastern Powers to apologize. Enthusiastic netizens took a more ruthless cartoon, a comparison chart of the Australian Navy and the navy of the Eastern Powers. Counting 1 main ship of the Australian Navy, the Chinese Navy only has 50 destroyers. I don’t know if Morrison hurriedly asked for an apology as he saw the cartoons of Australian soldiers killing Afghan civilians. He would think that this is a naked threat.
Australia does not have a real military threat, and its navy is very general. Its main combat ships are 2 Canberra-class amphibious assault ships, which can take off and land 6 Black Hawk helicopters at the same time and can transport 1,000 soldiers. Australia may modify it to take off and land F35 fighters. 8 Anzac-class frigates and 3 Adelaide-class frigates. In addition, Australia has 6 Corinthian-class submarines and no destroyers. Relatively speaking, the navy of the great eastern powers is much stronger. There are currently 2 aircraft carriers in service and 3 Type 075 amphibious assault ships are about to enter service. There are 50 destroyers, including 055/052 series, 110 frigates, including 054A and 056 series, and 8 dock landing ships. In addition, there are a large number of conventional submarines and nuclear submarines, which completely crush Australia.
analysts believe that Morrison should actually be the most anxious about this picture. Basically, the United States will not directly support the Australian Navy. The Australian Navy can only rely on itself. Australia has no conflicts of interest with the great eastern powers, but the country frequently opposes China and often sends ships into the southern waters. Morrison asked China to apologize for the comic incident. I wonder if Morrison dare to accept the apology with such a comic. Australia is an important ally of the US in the Asia-Pacific region. The White House hopes that Australia will take the initiative to provoke conflicts with the eastern powers, but it does not mean that the US will wage war with the eastern powers for Australia. In 2016, the U.S. aircraft carrier entered the southern waters to support the Philippines. As a result, it quickly left under the threat of Dongfeng 21D and our navy fleet, proving that the U.S. military cannot be trusted at a critical moment.
Many people in Australia have begun to oppose Morrison, thinking that such a jump is still necessary to protect the trade routes between China and Australia, which is very incomprehensible. The Australian Navy often enters the southern waters on the grounds of protecting the maritime trade routes between China and Australia. Such ideals are quite untenable. This year Australia has frequently discredited China on China-related issues and has actively joined the US military's strategy to contain China. The major eastern powers have made a counterattack. In recent months, coal imports from Australia have been drastically reduced, anti-dumping measures have been imposed on Australian wine, and sanctions have been imposed on products such as logs and lobster. Australia’s trade with China is facing a serious crisis. Many people believe that Morrison is giving up the huge market of the eastern powers to competitors.
In response to the policy of the White House, Australia’s jump up and down on China-related issues will not actually bring any benefit to it. The United States puts its own interests first, and will not give Canberra more benefits. In order to counter Canberra, the major eastern countries restrict many commodities from entering the market of the major eastern countries. If Australia does not make corrections quickly, it will face long-term sanctions and will inevitably suffer serious losses.
