A Chinese naval flotilla perambulating down the east coast of Australia sends two messages. One is, ‘Here we are and we’re here to stay.’ The other is for Aussies to ponder, ‘Why are we so slack about defence, and what are we going to do about it?’
Firstly though, we need to understand there is not a lot to be done about Chinese ships.
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Dr Tom Lewis is a military historian, whose latest book is The Secret Submarine, out in March from Big Sky. In December his publication Cyclone Warriors, the Armed Forces in Cyclone Tracy, was released by Avonmore.
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