China Challenges Australian Military!

The South China Sea has long been a place of wartime naval gazing, pun intended. This rich sea forms the aquatic border to several Eastern countries who often find cause for strife between each other. It was heavily embattled from island to island and anywhere between WWII and long before that, but everyone paying attention knows that it’s still being contested today.

Image Source: https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/20/asia/australia-china-south-china-sea-intl/

After years of tension between America and China regarding territorial disputes and maritime rights, one could easily be lulled by the region’s scarcity in recent headlines. If only it were so peaceful.

Now, Australia and China are butting hulls in these same waters. Chinese vessels challenged Australian ships that were en route to a three-day goodwill mission in Vietnam, namely Ho Chi-Minh City. They’ve sparked lots of speculation by both sides as to what exactly happened. The April 15th challenge is viewed by Australian leaders as a Chinese attempt to dominate the area and infringe upon Australian freedom of naval travel and is possibly the first of its kind between the two naval powers.

Image Source: https://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/vietnam-good-stead-regionally-and-internationally-carl-thayer

“The challenge is political, it’s intimidatory and if you don’t counter challenge then China can make the argument that the international community has acceded to China’s claims,” warns Carl Thayer, a regional security analyst and professor emeritus to the University of New South Wales.

As we all know to expect wars and rumors of wars before the imminent biblical endgame, the South China Sea is a place we will surely hear of again. China will continue its military island construction in contested international waters for the foreseeable future, and America will, of course, attempt to pressure them out of it. Australia will then be drawn into any such conflicts by its colonial big sister.

Image Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/695967/South-China-Sea-dispute-Australia

Will this seemingly small affront by China lead to more and more disputes between them? Perhaps not, but it cannot be ruled out in a world so chaotic. These Last Days will pour gasoline on many pre-existing tensions, and it is unlikely to stop burning before reaching Down Under.

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