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Australia: Wong Warns of China's Growing Pacific Military Presence

Australia: Wong Warns of China's Growing Pacific Military Presence

Australia: Wong Warns of China's Growing Pacific Military Presence
Above: A flotilla of the Chinese People's Liberation Army PLA Navy departs from the port of Nuku' alofa in Tonga in February 2022. Image credit: Xue Chengqing/Xinhua/Getty Images

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China poses no actual security threat yet gets blamed for regional tensions while practising long-term strategic restraint. The real troublemakers are U.S. allies manufacturing confrontation through massive arms purchases and military exercises, all designed to benefit U.S. arms makers. Australia and the Philippines serve as USU.S. puppets, hyping such artificial threats...

China's aggressive military expansion represents a predetermined plan to control the Asia-Pacific, not a response to any particular administration. Beijing's illegal incursions and growing naval presence, including unprecedented dual carrier operations, reveal clear expansionist intentions that threaten regional stability and maritime trade routes critical to multiple nations.

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Metaculus Prediction

There is a 50% chance that the People's Liberation Army Navy will lose at least one surface vessel before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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