{"id":6102,"date":"2023-04-24T18:01:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T18:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=6102"},"modified":"2023-04-24T18:01:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T18:01:36","slug":"as-china-rises-australia-plans-major-defense-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/asia\/asia-pacific\/australian-news\/as-china-rises-australia-plans-major-defense-reforms\/2023\/04\/24\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"As China rises, Australia plans major defense reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA<\/span>\u00a0(AP)<\/span> –<\/span> Australia<\/span> will<\/span> spend<\/span> more<\/span> money<\/span> on<\/span> defense,<\/span> build<\/span> its<\/span> own<\/span> munitions<\/span> and<\/span> build<\/span> its<\/span> ability<\/span> to<\/span> strike<\/span> long-range<\/span> targets<\/span> like<\/span> China,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> government<\/span> commissioned<\/span> report<\/span> released<\/span> on<\/span> Monday.<\/span> need<\/span> to<\/span> develop.<\/span> It<\/span> announced<\/span> on<\/span> Monday<\/span> a<\/span> military<\/span> buildup<\/span> that<\/span> threatened<\/span> security<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> region.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Defense<\/span> Strategic<\/span> Review<\/span> backs<\/span> the<\/span> so-called<\/span> AUKUS<\/span> partnership<\/span> between<\/span> Australia,<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> UK,<\/span> which<\/span> announced<\/span> in<\/span> March<\/span> an<\/span> agreement<\/span> to<\/span> create<\/span> an<\/span> Australian<\/span> fleet<\/span> of<\/span> eight<\/span> submarines<\/span> with<\/span> US<\/span> nuclear<\/span> technology.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Prime<\/span> Minister<\/span> Anthony<\/span> Albanese<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> review<\/span> was<\/span> commissioned<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> government<\/span> to<\/span> assess<\/span> whether<\/span> Australia<\/span> has<\/span> the<\/span> defense<\/span> capabilities,<\/span> posture<\/span> and<\/span> readiness<\/span> necessary<\/span> to<\/span> defend<\/span> itself<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> current<\/span> strategic<\/span> environment.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“We<\/span> endorse<\/span> the<\/span> strategic<\/span> direction<\/span> and<\/span> key<\/span> findings<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> review,<\/span> which<\/span> will<\/span> strengthen<\/span> our<\/span> national<\/span> security<\/span> and<\/span> ensure<\/span> our<\/span> readiness<\/span> for<\/span> future<\/span> challenges,”<\/span> Albanese<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>He<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> review<\/span> was<\/span> the<\/span> most<\/span> significant<\/span> in<\/span> Australia<\/span> since<\/span> World<\/span> War<\/span> II<\/span> and<\/span> was<\/span> comprehensive<\/span> in<\/span> scope.<\/span> “In<\/span> a<\/span> world<\/span> where<\/span> national<\/span> security<\/span> challenges<\/span> are<\/span> constantly<\/span> evolving,<\/span> it<\/span> shows<\/span> that<\/span> old<\/span> assumptions<\/span> cannot<\/span> be<\/span> relied<\/span> upon,”<\/span> Albanese<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> public<\/span> version<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> classified<\/span> review<\/span> found<\/span> the<\/span> Australian<\/span> government<\/span> spending<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> his<\/span> 2%<\/span> of<\/span> current<\/span> GDP<\/span> on<\/span> national<\/span> defense,<\/span> improving<\/span> the<\/span> Australian<\/span> Defense<\/span> Force’s<\/span> ability<\/span> to<\/span> strike<\/span> targets<\/span> at<\/span> greater<\/span> range<\/span> and<\/span> with<\/span> precision,<\/span> and<\/span> manufacturing<\/span> munitions<\/span> domestically.<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>Other<\/span> recommendations<\/span> include<\/span> improving<\/span> the<\/span> capabilities<\/span> of<\/span> forces<\/span> operating<\/span> from<\/span> bases<\/span> in<\/span> northern<\/span> Australia<\/span> and<\/span> deepening<\/span> defense<\/span> partnerships<\/span> with<\/span> key<\/span> Indo-Pacific<\/span> powers,<\/span> including<\/span> India<\/span> and<\/span> Japan.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>China’s<\/span> military<\/span> buildup<\/span> is<\/span> “the<\/span> largest<\/span> and<\/span> most<\/span> ambitious<\/span> of<\/span> any<\/span> country<\/span> to<\/span> date”<\/span> since<\/span> World<\/span> War<\/span> II,<\/span> according<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> magazine.<\/span> It<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> “be<\/span> done<\/span> without<\/span> transparency<\/span> or<\/span> reassurance<\/span> of<\/span> China’s<\/span> strategic<\/span> intentions<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> Indo-Pacific<\/span> region.”<\/span> According<\/span> to<\/span> a<\/span> report<\/span> authored<\/span> by<\/span> former<\/span> Australian<\/span> Defense<\/span> Secretary<\/span> Angus<\/span> Houston<\/span> and<\/span> former<\/span> Defense<\/span> Secretary<\/span> Steven<\/span> Smith,<\/span> the<\/span> strategic<\/span> situation<\/span> under<\/span> review<\/span> was<\/span> “fundamentally<\/span> different”<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> past.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> United<\/span> States,<\/span> Australia’s<\/span> key<\/span> defense<\/span> treaty<\/span> partner,<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> “no<\/span> longer<\/span> the<\/span> unipolar<\/span> leader<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Indo-Pacific”,<\/span> a<\/span> region<\/span> where<\/span> great<\/span> power<\/span> strategic<\/span> competition<\/span> has<\/span> revived.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cAs<\/span> a<\/span> result,<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> time<\/span> in<\/span> 80<\/span> years,<\/span> we<\/span> need<\/span> to<\/span> go<\/span> back<\/span> to<\/span> basics<\/span> and<\/span> adopt<\/span> a<\/span> core<\/span> principles<\/span> approach<\/span> to<\/span> how<\/span> we<\/span> manage<\/span> and<\/span> avoid<\/span> the<\/span> highest<\/span> levels<\/span> of<\/span> strategic<\/span> risk<\/span> that<\/span> we<\/span> face<\/span> as<\/span> nations<\/span> today.<\/span>
\n<\/span>A<\/span> large-scale<\/span> conflict<\/span> could<\/span> erupt<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> region<\/span> that<\/span> directly<\/span> threatens<\/span> our<\/span> national<\/span> interests,”<\/span> the<\/span> review<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> government<\/span> immediately<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> defer<\/span> or<\/span> abandon<\/span> A$7.8<\/span> billion<\/span> (US$5.2<\/span> billion)<\/span> in<\/span> defense<\/span> spending<\/span> to<\/span> reflect<\/span> new<\/span> priorities.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Defense<\/span> Industry<\/span> Secretary<\/span> Pat<\/span> Conroy<\/span> said<\/span> orders<\/span> for<\/span> infantry<\/span> fighting<\/span> vehicles<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> cut<\/span> from<\/span> 450<\/span> to<\/span> 129<\/span> as<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> new<\/span> priorities.<\/span> The<\/span> savings<\/span> from<\/span> these<\/span> vehicles<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> cancellation<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> 2nd<\/span> Regiment<\/span> of<\/span> self-propelled<\/span> howitzers<\/span> will<\/span> fund<\/span> accelerated<\/span> acquisition<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> HIMARS<\/span> missile<\/span> system,<\/span> which<\/span> has<\/span> proven<\/span> effective<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> war.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>According<\/span> to<\/span> Conroy,<\/span> the<\/span> maximum<\/span> range<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Army’s<\/span> weapons<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> increased<\/span> from<\/span> his<\/span> 40<\/span> kilometers<\/span> (25<\/span> miles)<\/span> to<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 300<\/span> kilometers<\/span> (185<\/span> miles)<\/span> for<\/span> him,<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> acquisition<\/span> of<\/span> precision-attack<\/span> weapons<\/span> will<\/span> increase<\/span> him<\/span> to<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 500<\/span> kilometers<\/span> (310<\/span> miles).<\/span>\u00a0
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\n<\/span>“This<\/span> is<\/span> to<\/span> give<\/span> the<\/span> Australian<\/span> Army<\/span> the<\/span> firepower<\/span> and<\/span> mobility<\/span> it<\/span> needs<\/span> to<\/span> face<\/span> whatever<\/span> it<\/span> may<\/span> face<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> future,”<\/span> Conroy<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>When<\/span> asked<\/span> about<\/span> Australia’s<\/span> new<\/span> military<\/span> focus,<\/span> China’s<\/span> foreign<\/span> ministry<\/span> spokesman<\/span> Mao<\/span> Ning<\/span> said<\/span> Beijing’s<\/span> military<\/span> buildup<\/span> policy<\/span> was<\/span> “defensive<\/span> in<\/span> nature”.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CANBERRA\u00a0(AP) – Australia will spend more money on defense, build its own munitions and build its ability to strike long-range targets like China, according to a government commissioned report released on Monday. need to develop. It announced on Monday a military buildup that threatened security in the region. Defense Strategic Review backs the so-called AUKUS […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[1566,280],"tags":[1605,4258,1606,4259,1611,1748,1861,1898,2132,4249,4250,4251,4252,4253,4254,152,4255,1574,4256,1604,4257],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/AUS-4.webp","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6102"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6102"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6107,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6102\/revisions\/6107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}