Recently, Australia, along with the United States and the United Kingdom, announced that it will take a series of actions to deal with itChinese submarinesJoint detection, surveillance and tracking, and, if necessary, strikes. The release of this news has sparked global attention and discussion. AustralianMilitaryThe operation had been in the spotlight before, but the recent move has been more offensive and provocative, disappointing.
Originally, when Australia's Morrison Albanese came to power, there was some hope for the improvement of Sino-Australian relations. There are reports that China provided covert support for the Australian Labor Party election to bring Albanese to power. In addition, Marles, deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party, has repeatedly visited the Chinese embassy and called for strengthening relations between the two countriesEconomy, political and defense cooperation. As a result, many people will move towards maintaining neutrality with China and establishing a balanced diplomatic relationship. However, recent Australian actions suggest that they seem to be back to the Morrison-era trend.
In addition to working with the United States, Australia has also organized a three-day joint cruise with the Philippines for the first time, targeting the South China Sea, following a joint naval and air patrol against China. In addition, AustraliaMinister of DefenseMars also tracked and monitored Chinese military aircraft and expressed his dissatisfaction. These actions have re-escalated tensions between China and Australia. In addition, Australia and the United Kingdom and the United States have joined forces to announce increased high-tech cooperation, particularly in deep space radar, artificial intelligence and quantum computing systems, to strengthen the armed forces to counter the so-called "China threat".
For better pairingChinese submarinesAustralia, the United Kingdom, and the United States have decided to strengthen cooperation in the field of high technology in order to carry out detection and surveillance. Among them, artificial intelligence technology has become the key. United StatesNavyMaritime surveillance and attack aircraft crews will use artificial intelligence algorithms to quickly process sonar data collected from underwater equipment in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States for faster and more accurate trackingChinese submarines。At the same time, the three countries also plan to launch a joint experimental program of unmanned maritime defense systems to further enhance the pairSubmarinesmonitoring and countermeasures.
Whether Australia's actions are "ungrateful" or whether they are influenced by the United States to return to the "Morrison era" is a matter of concern to everyone. From my point of view, both possibilities exist.
First of all, Australia's action may be motivated by strategic considerations for China. Despite previous reports that Australia may maintain a neutral relationship with China, in the face of escalating regional tensions and US pressure, Australia may feel the need to act with the West to maintain its own and regional stability. This change may have some impact on China-Australia relations.
Secondly, the influence of the United States on Australia cannot be ignored. As an ally, the United States has been trying to transform its alliance into a joint strategy toward China. During the meeting, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin emphasized the importance of the Australian-British-American alliance in the Indo-Pacific region, suggesting that the U.S. expects Australia to work with it to counter the alleged threat from China. Therefore, the United States may have exerted some influence in this incident, prompting Australia to act jointly with the United States and the United Kingdom.
Australia's actions have always puzzled the world. As a country with a remote location, abundant resources and a vast territory, Australia could have played a global role of equal cooperation with other countries if it had lived its life with peace of mind. However, Australia** is always entangled in an alliance with the United States, constantly engagedMilitaryactions and countermeasures, which provokes people to think.
From a historical and cultural point of view, the Anglo-Saxon "ethnography" may be able to explain Australia's behavior. Australia and other Commonwealth countries, such as the United Kingdom and Canada, have proven their propensity to confront China and other countries over the past century. Because of the racial factor, some countries will prefer to suffer their own losses and stand on the same side as their own ethnic countries. This phenomenon shows that we should analyze and judge the actions of Western countries from the perspective of "ethnography", rather than simply pinning our hopes on a certain ** coming to power**.
Australia is in alliance with the United States, the United Kingdom, and AustraliaMilitaryAction is aimed atChinese submarinesThe joint detection, surveillance and tracking, as well as the joint Australian-Philippine patrol, suggest that Australia** has taken a more provocative and offensive stance, contrary to the previously anticipated diplomatic line of neutrality. Possible reasons include strategic considerations and U.S. influence. The behavior of Australia** may be related to the Anglo-Saxon "ethnography", that is, the confrontation of alliances formed on the basis of the racial factor. We should understand Australia's actions from multiple perspectives, and recognise that the treatment of Western countries needs to be based on analysis and judgment, rather than simply hoping for change.