According to a report by ITASS on December 4, a cartoonist recently painted a picture of Australian soldiers slaughtering Afghan children, which aroused great international response. Morrison quickly claimed that this was not a photo, that the painting was fake, and that this was a slander on the Australian Defence Force, and demanded an apology from the Chinese side. In response to Australia’s request, some netizens drew a comparison chart of the two countries’ warships. One side was a densely packed warship and the other was 13 capital ships. Canberra fell silent after seeing this picture and did not ask for an apology.
Australia has no threat, and its military strength is relatively average. In terms of the navy, Australia’s most powerful amphibious assault ships are the two Canberra amphibious assault ships, with a displacement of about 25,700 tons and capable of carrying more than 20 Black Hawk helicopters. There are 8 Anzac-class frigates, with a displacement of about 3,000 tons, equipped with 8 Harpoon anti-ship missiles and two sets of MK-41 vertical launches. Three Adelaide-class frigates with a displacement of about 4,000 tons. The main weapons are Harpoon anti-ship missiles and Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft missiles. The Chinese Navy currently has two aircraft carriers equipped with J-15 carrier aircraft. Three Type 075 amphibious assault ships and more than 20 052C/D destroyers will soon be in service. There is really no need to compare the naval strengths of the two sides. It seems redundant to take out a fleet.
Australia spends 30 billion annually to protect Australia’s trade routes with China from threats from China. This statement spread quickly in Australia, sparking dissatisfaction with Morrison. In fact, the content first appeared in the Australian drama Utopia. The cabinet was discussing what to do with the annual military expenditure of 400 billion Australian dollars. In the end, they found an unreasonable reason to protect the trade route with China from the threat of China. Obviously the satirical content in the movie appeared in real life. Recently, such a statement has spread in Australia. Obviously, ordinary Australians can't understand Canberra's performance and satirize it with the plot. Australia often dispatches warships into the southern waters to maintain freedom of navigation and regional security. The key is whether Australia's military strength is capable of maintaining regional security? This picture of
silenced Canberra. The gap between the two sides is really great. Even the White House has hinted that once conflict erupts, the US ship cannot support Australia. It is impossible for the U.S. military to engage in war with the great eastern powers for Australia, and it may be too late even if the U.S. military is willing. In fact, Australia’s military spending started to be a lot of US$27.8 billion in 2019, accounting for 1.96% of GDP. I don’t know where the money is spent. It is said that Australia intends to rapidly increase its military spending, adding 270 billion U.S. dollars in the next 10 years, of which 50 billion U.S. dollars will be used to support the development of its own military industrial enterprises, and the other funds will be used to purchase advanced weapons and equipment. But in that case, its military expenditure will account for 2% of GDP, and the burden on the people will continue to increase. If
can get rid of the influence of ideology and the White House, Australia has absolutely no reason to confront China. China is Australia’s largest foreign market, with export earnings of 103.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2019, and if it is not for Australia’s frequent challenges, the scale will continue to increase. But Australia chose the most wrong path to confront the great eastern powers. Now China’s countermeasures are coming, restricting the entry of Australian products into this market, and calling on people to reduce their travel to Australia and reduce their studies in Australia. These measures will cause severe damage to the Australian economy.
