After more than 70 years China’s Communist regime is a declining force fearful of the ascendancy of liberal democracy and the rule of law. Its response had been bellicose threats which could result in a miscalculation or accident inadvertently triggering armed conflict.
Curtin University Professor Joe Siracusa says CCP wants Australia to ‘die a long, lingering death’ that it
wont do anything as “dramatic” as invade Australia but it will “choke” it by blocking the sea lanes and communication.