Key points:

  • Three Chinese geostationary orbit satellites manoeuvred into position over northern Australia to monitor July’s “Talisman Sabre” war games

  • Hundreds of smaller satellites are surveilling “Exercise Malabar”, which involves warships from the US, India and Japan

  • Experts say Beijing has extraordinary capability to gather intelligence on Australian military operations

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    31 year ago

    Is China genuinely concerned about Australia’s capabilities? Is there something I don’t know here?

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      41 year ago

      I can’t think why. Our military is well kit-out as a defense force. Invading Australia would be a headache for pretty much anyone except the USA. Australia has almost no projection of force, though. We aren’t at all equipped to drop several thousand troops/aircraft anywhere. Let alone China: who would probably be the hardest nation on the planet to invade.