Now Australia up the ante on China. What's going on? Archived Message Posted by Mary on April 23, 2020, 4:57 pm, in reply to "He's still making time to warmonger" 'Australia joins U.S. ships in South China Sea amid rising tension KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - An Australian frigate has joined three U.S. warships in the South China Sea near an area where a Chinese vessel is suspected to be exploring for oil, near waters also claimed by Vietnam and Malaysia, officials said on Wednesday. The warships arrived this week close to where the Chinese government survey ship Haiyang Dizhi 8 has been operating, which is in turn near where a vessel operated by Malaysia’s Petronas state oil company is conducting exploratory drilling, regional security sources have said.' https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-security-malaysia/australia-joins-u-s-ships-in-south-china-sea-amid-rising-tension-idUSKCN2240FS Message Thread: He's still making time to warmonger - Mary April 23, 2020, 10:36 am Now Australia up the ante on China. What's going on? - Mary April 23, 2020, 4:57 pm Attempts to raise oil consumption, uncertainty & price...? - Mark Doran April 23, 2020, 5:16 pm That's why Australia's called "The Lackey Country". - Morrissey April 23, 2020, 8:59 pm Re: That's why Australia's called "The Lackey Country". - Mary April 24, 2020, 5:00 am   Searching