Posted on 04/24/2022 5:24:40 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison declared on Sunday that a Chinese military base on the Solomon Islands would be an unacceptable 'red line', without adding how Canberra would retaliate, media reports said.
Morrison's government and the US are scrambling to respond to a recently-signed security deal between the islands and Beijing, which they consider an 'aggressive' move, RT reported.
'Working together with our partners in New Zealand and of course the United States, I share the same red line that the United States has when it comes to these issues,' Morrison said. 'We won't be having Chinese military naval bases in our region on our doorstep.'
A tiny archipelago sitting around 2,000km off the northeastern coast of Australia, the Solomon Islands made international news last week when it signed a security pact with China. With the island nation reeling from violent protests last year, the deal - according to a leaked draft of the agreement - promises Chinese assistance in 'maintaining social order' and allows China's warships to dock at its ports, RT reported.
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Perhaps Oz can click their heels together and re-arm their people.
We've seen how shitty the Russian military is. How much more shitty is the Chinese military, considering it has all the same corruption and low IQ problems that Russia suffers, plus the bigger problem of using Chinese made trash?
Is this the beginning of Pro-CCP shills on Free Republic? Wow!
I think the CCP will just kick sand on your red line in the sand and double dog dare you to do anything about it.
Now wait a minute. I have been told for the last few months that if a nation chooses an alliance, their neighbors have no right to feel threatened or make red lines.
And Australia is an authoritarian nation. They need to clean up their own act first.
“start building nukes.”
Nuclear may not be the way to go. They are currently well stocked with chemical and bio weapons and are still finding mustard gas all over the bush they put there back in the 90’s. And that’s all they are admitting to. But they are an unopened book.
wy69
“I wanna take the blue pill so everything will appear fine in the matrix.”
The blue one? If things are fine for more than four hours, call your doctor.
The D key is not too close to the N key, but be careful bro.
Fix poverty first to counter China, Solomon Islanders tell West
Tiny Pacific nation’s underdevelopment leaves it open to influence by bigger powers, local figures say.
They should join China. I see no difference between the two
yeah ok.............
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