"Australia cannot sleepwalk into war, especially with China"
"Australia cannot sleepwalk into war, especially with China." Pelosi did not heed the dissuasion and insisted on invading Taiwan, resulting in the situation in the Taiwan Strait being forced to be tense, China launched a series of countermeasures, the United States reacted strongly, and many countries that have always been on the united front with the United States have also begun to tense up the changes in the international situation and worry about the outbreak of war. Australia, which has always been an infinite supporter of the United States, began to change its attitude, and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's statement that "Australia cannot sleepwalk into the war, especially the war with China" has caused a lot of discussion.
U.S. military officer Mark Milley calls the U.S.-Australia meeting "shoulder to shoulder"
Peter Crono, a veteran Australian media personality, said in a post on social networking sites that he believed it was necessary for Australia to start retreating on the edge. He stressed that everything Australia is currently carrying out in the South China Sea, including "reconnaissance", "surveillance" and a series of other military activities, essentially represents the interests of the US side, and provoking China is not good for Australia. U.S. military officer Mark Milley was asked in an interview with an Australian media outlet: "Once a war breaks out in Asia and the Australian side says it does not support it, how much damage will this be to the alliance between the United States and Australia?" Still, Millie's attitude seems to be conveying, and he's not even willing to accept that assumption.
Milley said that since the First World War, the relationship between the United States and Australia has been maintained very well, and the two sides have walked shoulder to shoulder for more than a hundred years, so he believes that Australia's values should be consistent with those of the United States. He mentioned that the United States and Australia have the same outlook and the same policies, so no matter what the future holds, Australia will always stand with the United States.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation said it could not get involved in the war with China
As soon as Millie's words were reported, they immediately attracted attention. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation said Milley's point of view in mentioning the matter was very clear, and the so-called "shoulder to shoulder" did not represent a fierce speech at the United Nations General Assembly, did not mean that the Australian prime minister said "support for Washington's action", nor did it represent a group photo of Australian Foreign Minister Huang Yingxian and the US foreign minister. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation stressed that it represented military support. Australia's willingness to risk "offending" China for the sake of the United States has left many inconceivable.
Australian military strategist Fernandez said that once it is targeted by China, Australia is likely to face the danger of social rupture, and trade in the western Pacific may also be threatened. Since 95% of China's trade goes by sea, this is especially closely related to the global supply chain. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation said "Australia cannot sleepwalk into war, especially with China".
