China and our defence Sir, Australia’s Defence by David Archibald, as reviewed by Hal Colebatch (News Weekly, February 27, 2016), can only be commended for offering solutions to some of Australia’s most pressing problems. The book, however, fundamentally misconstrues several important considerations. China’s strategies have not changed for millennia. The Chinese strategy is to make incremental advances, not head-on attacks. The South China Sea is ideal for this. They can pla…
