Tensions are rising in the Pacific

D.In the Indo-Pacific region he gets the mood icy and icy. Australia is considering losing the port of Darwin, a Chinese-owned company where more U.S. troops are stationed. At the same time, top Canberra politicians are warning of the “trap” of the New Silk Road, Beijing’s most important infrastructure initiative. German Defense Minister Annegret Cramp-Karanbauer (CDU) Corona plans to promote the German and New European Indo-Pacific strategy in Asia, including the Shangri-La Dialogue Security Summit in Singapore in early June. The comments emphasize the economic importance of the region. In Singapore, the new US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III also wants to face a traditionally strong Chinese team.

Prior to that, Canberra had embarked on a new round of increasingly sharp disputes with the most important customer for natural resources. New Australian Defense Secretary Peter Dutton has warned of a war for Taiwan and said his country is “already under attack” on the Internet. Michael Bezullo, head of the civil service at the Interior Ministry, warned against “drums of war.”

Australian Major General Adam Findley was very precise when instructing special forces: Beijing was playing below the bombing range. “We will do things strategically without going to war,” China said. However, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Findlay pointed to the “high probability” of a confrontation with China. However, Beijing publicly says, “We are all one smiling family.”

Massive expansion of fees

This includes the acquisition of infrastructure projects in Australia. Foreign Minister Marice Payne has warned that Beijing is now “buying influence.” Shortly before the G-7 summit in London, he spoke in support of “influence through openness, freedom and trade.” As widespread espionage and recent direct influence over Australia became apparent in recent years, Canberra began to defend itself – with China responding with more and more sanctions, including new tariffs on goods worth A $ 20 billion (December, 85 billion euros).