The grand strategic failures underlying the lease of Darwin's commercial port

摘要

Most public discussion and media commentary—and seemingly all the political and bureaucratic dissembling—about the 99-year lease of Darwin's commercial port continues to miss the point.This isn't primarily a commercial, foreign investment review or other economic issue. Nor does it really concern potential barriers to defence force use of commercial facilities, an increased risk of foreign espionage or sabotage, or whether the Chinesecompany, l.andbridge, has Communist Party or military connections or not.