澳大利亚国防部长：是否会与中国开战，“这是中国的问题”。核潜艇能对中国有多大的威慑力？（图） 希影2021-09-18 00:10:20
#UPDATE Australian PM Morrison says the country will acquire long-range US Tomahawk missiles, as it strengthens military defences in the face of a rising China.
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 16, 2021
"We will be enhancing our long-range strike capability including Tomahawk cruise missiles..." pic.twitter.com/Rp6Uyq9R98
Australia’s defence minister has warned that a war with China cannot be ruled out after Canberra announced a deal to buy nuclear-powered submarines in an alliance with the UK and US *****zooRo9X6gd
— The Times (@thetimes) September 17, 2021
澳大利亚国防部长彼得·达顿驳斥了中国对美英澳三国核潜艇合作的批评，称中国官方媒体的言论“不成熟”。达顿还表示，美英澳新三方安全倡议“AUKUS”安排下，可能会有更多的美国军队驻扎在澳大利亚。
达顿在华盛顿接受澳大利亚媒体采访时批评了中国在印度洋—太平洋地区的一系列行动，特别是在维持基于规则的国际秩序方面。
澳大利亚太空新闻在星期五播出的专访中，达顿表示：“我认为，我们从一些代表中国共产党的发言人和媒体上看到的那些宣传，坦率地说，为我们的立场提供了例证。我认为他们的言论适得其反，不成熟，坦率地说，令人难堪。”
《环球时报》攻击澳大利亚是美国的“走狗”，称澳大利亚如果因为有了核潜艇和攻击型导弹而“针对中国实施更加嚣张的挑衅，甚至在军事上犯贱，中国一定会毫不客气地对它进行惩罚”。
达顿在回答天空新闻记者的提问时说，澳大利亚是否会与中国开战，“这是中国的问题”。
“正如我们看到的，中国对澳大利亚、对英国、对这一地区伙伴的行动是一直在进行的，中国的确使用了网络手段和网上技术发动袭击。我们公开指出了中国的这些行为，这些行为已经形成了产业规模。我们在我们民主进程中看到了来自中国的干预，世界其他地区也有此类证据，我们面临的许多威胁因素，虽然远远没有达到开战的程度，但都在所谓的灰色地带，这包括对民主制度的干预，他们在我们地区试图施加影响力的行动达到了前所未有的高度。”
达顿还说，澳大利亚愿意看到更多的美国海军陆战队在澳大利亚城市达尔文进行为期10年的轮换。
“我确实希望确保我们能够通过轮换增加部队人数。” 达顿说：“空中能力将得到加强，我们的海上能力将得到加强，（整体）军力也将得到加强。”
（美国之音中文网）
"The Alliance remains an anchor of stability, and the principals reaffirmed the #IndoPacific is the focus of the Alliance. This year as we celebrate our Alliance’s 70th annv. we proudly reflect on the legacy of peace and prosperity to which our partnership has contributed."
— US Embassy Canberra (@USAembassyinOZ) September 17, 2021
"The Secretaries and Ministers expressed grave concerns about the PRC’s campaign of repression against #Uyghurs and other religious and ethnic minority groups in #Xinjiang."
— US Embassy Canberra (@USAembassyinOZ) September 17, 2021
"AUKUS will build on the longstanding bilateral ties among our three countries, including through deeper integration of defense and security-related science, tech, industrial bases, and supply chains, as well as deeper cooperation on a range of defense and security capabilities."
— US Embassy Canberra (@USAembassyinOZ) September 17, 2021
SYDNEY - Australia on Friday shrugged off Chinese anger over its decision to acquire US nuclear-powered submarines and vowed to defend the rule of law in airspace and waters where Beijing has staked multiple hotly contested claims. #BangkokPost #World *****CFHg7ZLbTT
— Bangkok Post (@BangkokPostNews) September 17, 2021
"China doesn’t have the leverage of fear, of being angry, because it’s angry all the time."
— Thomas PHILIPPON (@ThomasPHI2) September 16, 2021
That's an interesting game-theory idea.
Why Australia Bet the House on Lasting American Power in Asia *****ZWVlUjvFxP