Recently, Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton said in an interview with Australian media television that at this stage, he does not rule out the possibility of war between China and Australia, and at the same time he does not forget to show his overtures to his US "master"; when it comes to the Taiwan issue concerning China's internal affairs, he is even more arrogant and clamoring that if the mainland dares to invade the Taiwan region by force, then Australia will advance and retreat with the United States and strengthen its commitment to traveling allies.
Brother Tiger believes that Peter Dutton's statements and views are purely whimsical, China and Australia are thousands of miles apart, belong to the boundaries that cannot be beaten by eight rods, the two countries have not had any conflict in history, and the deterioration of australia-China relations today is all on the Australian side. Originally China is An important resource exporter of Australia, Australia's mines, red wine, lobster are all materials that China needs, China's purchase of a large number of Australian goods not only meets domestic demand, but also enables Australia to obtain enough economic benefits, which is the best of both worlds, but in recent years Australia has been encouraged by the United States to collude with it, and has made irresponsible remarks about China's Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Taiwan issues, seriously interfering in China's internal affairs. And Australia has not the slightest reflection but continues to intensify, so it seems that for the United States and Australia to cooperate with the containment of China can be described as "bowing down to death and then have"
In response to Peter Dutton's antics, even Professor Lai Yueqian, a well-known expert on the island, could not help but laugh out loud on the program, saying, how to compete with the mainland with Australia's military level? It can be seen that Peter Dutton's remarks are absurd and funny, and finally he said that Australia's military strength is not even an opponent of the Taiwan army, so is this really the case?
Brother Tiger believes that Australia's military strength is compared with China's grasshoppers, basically crushed by China in any field, and australia's entire naval combat effectiveness is not even as strong as that of one of the three major fleets of the Chinese Navy, so the strength of the Taiwan Provincial Army and Australia can be discussed.
Considering the population of Taiwan Province's population of 23 million, this proportion can be said to be quite high, and the total strength of the Australian National Defence Force with a population of more than 24 million is 81,000, of which 59,000 are regular troops and 22,000 reserves, not even 50% of the Taiwan Provincial Army.
As of now, the Army has 100,000 ground combat troops, including 4 armored brigades and 3 new sharp machine infantry brigades, equipped with more than 900 US-made M60A3 and taiwan defense departments themselves developed CM11 Yonghu main battle tanks, the technical level of these tanks is located in the second generation of main battle tanks, is currently the most important armored force of Taiwan's armored forces, in addition, the Taiwan Army is also equipped with more than 1600 armored fighting vehicles / personnel carriers, its paper data still has two brushes.
The Australian Army currently has two divisions totaling about 30,000 people, equipped with 59 American-made third-generation M1A1 main battle tanks and 1,000 armored vehicles, which is completely weaker than the Taiwan Provincial Army in terms of numbers and tanks.
In terms of the Air Force, the Taiwan Provincial Air Force has 325 active third-generation fighters, of which more than 100 F-16s and 70 F-16V fighters will be the future air force of Taiwan Province, while the Australian side has 104 F-18 series fighters of various models, and also purchased 72 F-35 stealth fighters from the United States, so there is no doubt that Australia has the upper hand in the air power comparison.
In the Navy, the Taiwan Provincial Maritime Force has 4 large destroyers and 22 frigates, as well as 44 guided missile boats, which are equipped with subsonic anti-ship missiles that can form wolf packs to form saturation strikes against the enemy fleet.
Australia has two small amphibious assault ships, 3 Aegis destroyers and 8 frigates, which is a big gap with Taiwan in the total number of warships, but the 3 Aegis destroyers are advanced equipment that Taiwan does not have, with regional air defense capabilities, and the two amphibious assault ships equipped with them are theoretically modified to have the ability to take off and land F-35B fighters. Therefore, in the comprehensive evaluation of the navy, Australia is still slightly better, so from the perspective of comprehensive strength, Australia has an advantage in the vital navy and air force, while the Taiwan Provincial Army is the leader, and the sea and air strength of modern warfare is crucial, but considering that Australia is more than 1,000 kilometers away from Taiwan Province, Australia can only send the Navy and part of the Army to expedition, and the Taiwan Provincial Army is the home field, so it can form an asymmetrical and overwhelming advantage over the Australian army. In theory, the Australian army could be completely annihilated.
Therefore, through analysis, Australia is not even an opponent of the Taiwan Provincial Army, which we think is weak, let alone a sensational topic such as provoking the Chinese mainland war, so Peter Dutton's speech is to cater to the speech made by the anti-China forces in Australia and the United States, and he himself actually knows very well in his heart that if he ties up the US chariot to interfere in China's internal affairs, the final fate will not be much better.