The British Royal Navy's Prince of Wales is heading to Australia, and was discovered by the Indonesian Navy, which has been accompanying it all the way! The original plan for the British aircraft carrier fleet was to enter the South China Sea, but for some reason, they ultimately gave up entering the South China Sea and instead headed south from Singapore port, through Indonesian waters, and then to Australia. In response, Indonesia expressed concern. Because Indonesia was once a Dutch colony and has always had a tense relationship with Britain, and also with Australia.
The biggest rival of Indonesia is actually Australia, and Australia also considers Indonesia as its hypothetical enemy. Australia has a population of less than 30 million, while Indonesia has 300 million. Indonesia's population is ten times that of Australia, so when Australia's military strength weakens, it is not impossible for Indonesia to expand to Australia.
Even if Indonesia sends 50 million people to land in Australia, it would be enough to occupy the northern part of Australia. At that time, Australia might be split. After all, it is too extravagant for Australia to have an entire continent to itself. The Australian continent must be divided into four to six countries to achieve harmonious development.
Therefore, Indonesia still has some reservations about the British exercises in the Australian region. Because it is obvious that the hypothetical enemy of the exercises is not China, but Indonesia, so the Indonesian Navy warships have been following the British aircraft carrier fleet all the way. The relationship between Australia and Indonesia has not been particularly bad so far; the two countries are separated by the sea and do not communicate much, but not communicating now does not mean that their relationship will improve in the future.
Both countries are maritime nations, and both have strong and good fleets. Australia currently has a continent to itself, which is quite good, but in the future, if Britain and the United States decline, it would not be difficult for Indonesia to expand to the Australian continent. Mainly because the northern part of Australia is vast and sparsely populated, with only a few hundred thousand people, which is completely unable to resist.
Australian military only has a few hundred or thousand people guarding the north, and there is almost no naval defense. So if Indonesia and Australia were to go to war in the future, Indonesia would definitely win.
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