%T Australia and the growing reach of China’s military
%A Thomas Shugart



%I Lowy Institute for International Policy
%D 2021

%K Military operations, %K Relations with China, %K Defence, %K Diplomacy, %K International relations, %K National security



%U https://apo.org.au/node/313511

%X War between Australia and China remains a remote possibility. But by its very nature, defence policy operates in the realm of low-probability, high-consequence events. This report argues that the sheer ability of the Chinese Army to project military force over long distances places pressure on decision-makers, whose actions are weighted with the fear that such force might be used against them.
%9 Report