Australia increases military spending to counter China

[Crn Volk]

Australia to spend $270b building larger military to prepare for 'poorer, more dangerous' world and rise of China

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-...ategy/12408232

Scott Morrison has unveiled a more aggressive defence strategy aimed at countering the rise of China, while warning that Australia faces regional challenges on a scale not seen since World War II.

Key points:

• Scott Morrison has committed $270 billion to defence spending over the next 10 years
• The ADF will get long-range anti-shipping missiles as it refocuses on possible conflict with China in the Indo-Pacific
• The PM says the region is the "epicentre" of rising strategic competition

[Finnish Swede]

Right move, but too little, too late.

[Ülev]

only Argentina is safe

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middl...ower_2009.html

just look at this picture