What the Ship (Ep120: Australia Edition) China Task Force | Trade | China | AUKUS | Merchant Marine

March 14, 2025 (Ep 120: Australian Edition) | China Task Force Circumnavigates Australia | Australia and its Maritime Trade | Chinese Maritime Expansion | AUKUS - Australia, United Kingdom, United States Submarine Agreement | Australia's Strategic Sealift Fleet

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses with Jen Parker 5 issues facing Australia today in the maritime sector. Jen Parker is an Expert Associate at the National Security College of the Australian National University and an Adjunct Fellow in naval studies at the University of New South Wales Canberra. She hosts and produces the Maritime Matters podcast and is a 20-year veteran of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

00:00 Introduction
01:58 Chinese Naval Task Force Circumnavigates Australia
04:07 Australia and Trade
07:50 Chinese Expansion
10:41 AUKUS
18:47 Australia Strategic Fleet
25:55 Going Forward & Conclusion

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