China to Australia -We can attack your fuel lines even if we had to go around your very large island, and you would not know it

by Ganesh Sahathevan

                                                                              

China's PLAN has demonstrated that it can disrupt Australia's oil supplies even if it had to go all around Australia to get to the north west coast where ships from Singapore enter Australian waters.

Given the absence of any discussion on the matter, Anthony Albanese, his ministers, advisers and Australia's "experts" seem not to have comprehended how this Chinese intrusion demonstrates how quickly and effortlessly China can stop the oil and gas needed for daily life on the Australian continent.

Australia used to produce our own oil and transport fuel.
Now, over 85% is imported as oil or finished fuel. Most of the oil comes from the middle east, and the finished fuel from Japan, Korea and Singapore. It has to travel a long and perilous route to get here, and we have less than a month in reserve.
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According to Defence , as of Monday, 3 March 2025 - 08:20 AM
People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) Task Group 107, comprised of the Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, the Renhai-class Cruiser Zunyi, and the Fuchi-class replenishment vessel Weishanhu, is operating 305 nautical miles (565 kilometres) southeast of Perth.
Defence continues to monitor the Task Group while it remains in the vicinity of Australia’s maritime approaches.
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Left unsaid by Defence is how close the Chinese warships are to the fuel lines. Readers are reminded l that Defence did not know of the Chinese warships' presence until alerted to the fact by civilian pilot.