Leaked documents have revealed that China has been making military agreements with islands just north of Australia:
DAILY MAIL – Australia’s north could soon be encircled by Chinese military forces as Beijing carries out a secret campaign to wield influence over small South Pacific nations, muscling in their seaports and eyeing off strategic patches of land.
A leaked document outlining the details of a security agreement between the authoritarian state and Solomon Islands sent shockwaves through Canberra last week, with the deal opening the door for a Chinese military base and permanent police presence on Australia’s doorstep.
The revelation had alarm bells ringing as the communist superpower has also been pumping money into Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste for years under the guise of development, prompting fears China may already have its hooks deep into Australia’s regional partners.
Last year, a Beijing-backed company lodged a proposal to build a $39billion city on a remote island between Queensland and PNG, in a move that’s made Australian national security analysts nervous.
Likewise, officials have grown increasingly concerned about the cosy relationship between China and Timor Leste, with China state-owned firms building up port, telecommunications and road infrastructure costing hundreds of millions of dollars.
The Daily Mail summed up this up in a nice infomap:
Maybe the commies in China saw how authoritarian Australia became over the pandemic and has decided that they are far more alike than previously thought. Heh.
Seriously though, I don’t know what China’s plans are with these islands but this doesn’t look good. It’s too far south to matter when it comes to Taiwan so maybe they are setting their sites on Australia or perhaps they want to control the seas.
You can read more about this here.