A study into the power struggle in the Indo-Pacific

IraHayes · Post by **IraHayes** » Tue Aug 20, 2019 8:09 pm

A study from The United States Studies Center at the University of Sydney in Australia released a report about the military superiority of the US in the Indo-Pacific region.

America no longer enjoys military primacy in the Indo-Pacific and its capacity to uphold a favourable balance of power is increasingly uncertain.

It is a long read !

frank lee bent · Post by **frank lee bent** » Tue Aug 20, 2019 8:37 pm

the similarity to Japan's expansion in the Pacific in the 1930's is unmistakable

IraHayes · Post by **IraHayes** » Tue Aug 20, 2019 9:05 pm

And then Japan invaded China in 1937, and launched the Sino-Japanese war. On August 1, 1941, US president Franklin Roosevelt showed his displeasure by establishing an embargo on oil and gasoline exports to Japan. Three months later, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

Phnom Poon · Post by **Phnom Poon** » Tue Aug 20, 2019 9:15 pm

China Missiles Could Overwhelm U.S. Military in Asia in ‘Hours’, Says Think Tank
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... s-in-hours

frank lee bent · Post by **frank lee bent** » Tue Aug 20, 2019 9:17 pm

And then Japan invaded China in 1937, and launched the Sino-Japanese war. On August 1, 1941, US president Franklin Roosevelt showed his displeasure by establishing an embargo on oil and gasoline exports to Japan. Three months later, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.

yes, and Australia embargoed iron.

Now, Australia has leased the Port of Darwin to China.