China warns Australia after naval drill in South China Sea

[Gurjot.S]

Dec. 15 (UPI) -- China issued a warning to Australia after Australian troops staged a large-scale naval exercise in the South China Sea.

The advisory from Beijing comes at a time when China is making swift progress on fortifying its military base in the disputed Spratly and Paracel Islands, according to the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.


Taiwanese daily China Times reported Friday Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy commander Shen Jinlong met with Australian Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, and told Barrett the drills were not in line with promoting peace and stability in the region.

China's admonishment of the Australian navy comes as a year of heightened tensions draws to a close, owing to perceptions in Australia Beijing is buying influence among politicians in Canberra.

According to Chinese state tabloid Global Times, Shen specifically said the presence of 1,200 Australian servicemen aboard six naval vessels during a drill in September 2017 had stoked concerns in Beijing.

China, meanwhile, has not stopped building sophisticated military facilities on reclaimed islands in the South China Sea.

According to AMTI, China has enjoyed a "constructive year" in base building, as the United States has taken a less critical approach to Beijing's activities in the maritime region in 2017.

There are now "permanent facilities" across the islands, "ranging from underground storage areas and administrative buildings to large radar and sensor arrays," according to CSIS.

Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratlys witnessed the most significant development, with construction taking place across 27 acres of new land.

Underground storage for ammunition, hangars and missile shelters were also built on neighboring Mischief Reef, the study says.

China has been building up its military near the Doklam plateau at the India border, according to Indian media.

In another area where the borders of India, China and Bhutan meet, Beijing has deployed troops in the Chumbi valley.

China wants to prepare for any contingencies on the Doklam plateau, according to analyst Rohan Mukherjee, the South China Morning Post reported.

 

[kankan326]

India hates China. I totally understand this. For what reasons Australia hates China so much? China didn't do anything bad to it. And China is the Australia's biggest customer.

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

India hates China. I totally understand this. For what reasons Australia hates China so much? China didn't do anything bad to it. And China is the Australia's biggest customer.

Australia and US are cut from the same cloth. There are ties related to culture, politics, ideology, etc. There is huge US influence in Australia.

China that is why will have to compete not just with the US but with the West, who will. Usually stick together.

 

[neem456]

Hopefully quad will take drills soon.

 

[kankan326]

Australia and US are cut from the same cloth. There are ties related to culture, politics, ideology, etc. There is huge US influence in Australia.

China that is why will have to compete not just with the US but with the West, who will. Usually stick together.

Good news is, as a minerals and agricultural products supplier, Australia is not irreplaceable to China. China could import those products from Brazil. Let Australia sell its products to their dear west allies.

 

[Viet]

India hates China. I totally understand this. For what reasons Australia hates China so much? China didn't do anything bad to it. And China is the Australia's biggest customer.

if you do military drills in the region then it is ok, if other does, it isn´t ok? what has naval exercise to do with trades and hate? it is like I post pics of coffee plants in VN in this thread. dude you are off-topic.

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

Good news is, as a minerals and agricultural products supplier, Australia is not irreplaceable to China. China could import those products from Brazil. Let Australia sell its products to their dear west allies.

Not correct.

1. Australia is regulation wise the safest investment in minerals. It has got robust rule of law. While usually all other countries are various degrees of basket cases.
2. Australia is very very rich in minerals, and that too of high quality.
3. For some minerals, Australia can easily comprise of a hefty amount of mineral reserves.
4. Relying on other countries will increase the cost, risk, dependency etc.
5. Australia is by itself a more than 1 trillion economy and a huge domestic market.
6. Australia is very strategically placed and can provide huge land bases and naval bases.

 

[Viet]

Good news is, as a minerals and agricultural products supplier, Australia is not irreplaceable to China. China could import those products from Brazil. Let Australia sell its products to their dear west allies.

you can buy alumina from VN, we are closer than Brazil. we have the third largest bauxite resources in the world. we sell 900,000 tons to the Arabs recently.

https://www.reuters.com/article/emi...with-vietnam-for-alumina-supply-idUSL8N1OH083

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

Good news is, as a minerals and agricultural products supplier, Australia is not irreplaceable to China. China could import those products from Brazil. Let Australia sell its products to their dear west allies.

Your weak point is soft power. It is soft power that wins friends and allies.

Your relations with all your family countries are hostile or uncomfortable.

Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia.

 

[kankan326]

Your weak point is soft power. It is soft power that wins friends and allies.

Your relations with all your family countries are hostile or uncomfortable.

Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia.

Talking about soft power, I don't think USA has a better international reputation than China. Australia still stands with USA to challenge China. Behind all the hostile neighbors, we can easily see a hand pushing their backs to challenge China. Which is not supported to be done by a country that owns SOFT POWER.

if you do military drills in the region then it is ok, if other does, it isn´t ok? what has naval exercise to do with trades and hate? it is like I post pics of coffee plants in VN in this thread. dude you are off-topic.

The answer is easy. Yes it's not ok to do military drill in your back yard. It really means something.

 

[Viet]

Talking about soft power, I don't think USA has a better international reputation than China. Australia still stands with USA to challenge China. Behind all the hostile neighbors, we can easily see a hand pushing their backs to challenge China. Which is not supported to be done by a country that owns SOFT POWER.


The answer is easy. Yes it's not ok to do military drill in your back yard. It really means something.

You can’t claim a sea based on history nor backyard. There isn’t such thing in international relations. We can stage drills in the South China Sea as we please, we can drill for oils in our waters as international conventions allow. The US, Australia, Japan or India can conduct Naval drills in international waters as they like. You can’t forbid them by saying it isn’t allowed because it is your backyard.

Nobody is interested of your backyard definition.

Pls keep your opinion of who are hostile neighbors who not to yourself, nobody is interested either.

Thanks

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

Talking about soft power, I don't think USA has a better international reputation than China. Australia still stands with USA to challenge China. Behind all the hostile neighbors, we can easily see a hand pushing their backs to challenge China. Which is not supported to be done by a country that owns SOFT POWER.

Well that is what is essentially soft power.

Soft Power is the ability to influence others to do stuff that you want them to do, without using hard measures of power like money, military, and other things.

The fact that the US "hand" can make other countries do stuff is itself a display of the deficit of Chinese soft power in this domain.

 

[terranMarine]

Well that is what is essentially soft power.

Soft Power is the ability to influence others to do stuff that you want them to do, without using hard measures of power like money, military, and other things.

The fact that the US "hand" can make other countries do stuff is itself a display of the deficit of Chinese soft power in this domain.

Then the US has failed miserably when it used its influence telling others not to join AIIB, vote for Jerusalem as Israel's capital

 

[Bussard Ramjet]

Then the US has failed miserably when it used its influence telling others not to join AIIB, vote for Jerusalem as Israel's capital

Yes. It has. But the soft power is measured as a whole, not in one particular instance.

US has also succeeded in may areas. Like creating a hue and cry about "Chinese interference" in many countries, internationalizing internal Chinese issues,. Bringing attention to South China Sea, and propagating the "China threat" theory.

 

[terranMarine]

Yes. It has. But the soft power is measured as a whole, not in one particular instance.

US has also succeeded in may areas. Like creating a hue and cry about "Chinese interference" in many countries, internationalizing internal Chinese issues,. Bringing attention to South China Sea, and propagating the "China threat" theory.

So how did it work out for the US? As far as we all know the China containment game sank to the bottom of SCS. It uses its influence on Europe against Russia. Are the Russians defeated? On the contrary the Russians can easily survive despite those accusations and sanctions. US soft power is not what used to be.