Australian warning about China: Can’t rely on America only

Australian Defense Secretary Richard Marles today (Saturday) warned that the country could not rely only to the United States to counter China’s military power in the Industry region, according to ISNA.

“This is one of the determining features of the strategic complexity that the Indo -Pacific region and today’s world are facing,” said Marles at the Singapore World Security Conference.

The remarks came after US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegest assured that the United States would not abandon its allies against China’s military and economic pressure.

Speaking at his main speech at the Shanghala Summit, Heget promised that the United States would strengthen its defense outside the borders to counter China’s actions, but at the same time emphasized that US regional allies and partners should invest more in defense.

“In the end, a powerful, determined and capable network of allies and partners is our main strategic advantage,” he said.

“We cannot hand over everything to the US,” Marles welcomed the US commitments. Other countries must also contribute to this balance, including Australia. “

He added that Australia is increasing its defense budget to help build effective balance in the region and to prevent countries from achieving strategic goals by resorting to force.

According to the current plan, the Australian defense budget will reach 4.9 percent of its GDP by year 2, with now at 4.9 percent. But Donald Trump’s government has called on Australia to reach at least 2 %.

In the same vein, Hegest also raised the issue on Friday in a face -to -face meeting with Marles. Marles also said in an interview with Australia’s ABC network that his country knows the US request and had begun talks.

Richard Marles also called for a review and revival of the global approach to strategic weapons control at today’s speech at the Shanghala summit. Referring to the suspension of Russian participation in the New Start Treaty and the development of China’s nuclear arsenal to the United States, he warned that traditional weapons control frameworks were no longer responsive.

“New technologies such as cyber warfare, space weapons and nuclear weapons integration with automatic systems have disrupted traditional weapons control frameworks, and there is no alternative to control them,” Marles said.

He also warned that the world may be on the verge of “a new wave of nuclear weapons dissemination”, as countries that see themselves as threatening of great powers seek to ensure their security under independent conditions.

“The weapons control system we knew was one of the fundamental components of international order based on laws that are often criticized,” Marles said. Weapons control should be seen as an essential (but inadequate) part of a broader strategic order; A order that must be rebuilt by law, norms and power at the same time. “

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