{"id":17967,"date":"2013-06-24T06:01:20","date_gmt":"2013-06-24T14:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=17967"},"modified":"2013-06-24T05:56:02","modified_gmt":"2013-06-24T13:56:02","slug":"australians-concerned-about-chinese-military-intentions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/australians-concerned-about-chinese-military-intentions\/","title":{"rendered":"Australians concerned about Chinese military intentions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/julia-gillard.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"328\" \/><br \/>\nAustralia&#8217;s Julia Gillard<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/cogwriter.htm\">COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many in Australia are having increased concerns about China and its military:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Australia&#8217;s Prime Minister Julia Gillard walks past a Chinese national flag as she arrives at a welcoming lunch during the Australia China Economic and Trade Forum&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>June 24, 2013<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>SYDNEY \u2014 A new poll released Monday indicated that more than 40 percent of Australians think China will become a military threat in the coming decades.\u00a0 The annual study from the independent research organization, the Lowy Institute, also finds that many Australians believe their government is allowing too much Chinese investment.\u00a0 Despite these fears, the poll also shows that Australians say they appreciate how important trade is with China.<\/p>\n<p>The survey shows that attitudes towards China among many Australians are cooling.\u00a0 There is suspicion about a potential military threat and wariness about growing Chinese investment in Australia&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>Alex Oliver, a research fellow at the Lowy Institute, says despite a lucrative trade relationship, there is mistrust in Australia towards China.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe majority of Australians say the Australian government allows too much investment from China, and a significant minority, and this is really interesting given that China is now Australia\u2019s largest trading partner, think that China is likely to become a military threat to Australia in the next 20 years.\u00a0 So that is a wary relationship, it is an ambivalent relationship and it is going to be complicated for any government to resolve,&#8221; said Oliver.<\/p>\n<p>Around 1,000 people were quizzed by the Lowy Institute about their attitudes to foreign policy and other countries.<\/p>\n<p>More than 60 percent of respondents say they believe China will eventually replace the United States as the world&#8217;s leading superpower, while 12 percent say it already has.<\/p>\n<p>According to the poll, the long-standing military alliance with the U.S. remains Australia\u2019s most significant international relationship.<\/p>\n<p>Australians consider their ties with Britain, Ireland, Germany and the United States to be the most valuable, while the most mistrusted relationships are with Indonesia, Israel, Burma, Iran and North Korea.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/content\/polls-shows-australians-wary-of-china\/1687846.html\">http:\/\/www.voanews.com\/content\/polls-shows-australians-wary-of-china\/1687846.html<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Well, some in Australia are starting to realize a threat I have warned about for some time.\u00a0 Yet, it should be more than 40%.<\/p>\n<p>When Australia&#8217;s Prime Minister Julia Gillard was elected, on June 24, 2010 I wrote the following in a post (see <a title=\"Australia Now Has a Female Prime Minister: Prophetic Ramifications?\" href=\"\/news\/prophecy\/australia-now-has-a-female-prime-minister-prophetic-ramifications\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Australia Now Has a Female Prime Minister: Prophetic Ramifications?<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Certain biblical, Chinese, and other prophecies, mentioned in the Arroyo Grande, California published book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesecretsect.com\/\">2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect<\/a>, discuss that how Australia itself may become taken over. By virtue of her timing, Julia Gillard may inadvertently pursue policies that will lead to the fulfillment of various end time prophecies. Her role as Australia\u2019s new prime minister will have prophetic ramifications.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I have had concerns about China and Australia for some time. Here is something from my book <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesecretsect.com\/\">2012 and the Rise of the Secret Sect<\/a><\/strong><\/em> on that:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>There is also an ancient Chinese prophecy that <em>might<\/em> hint that areas like Australia and\/or New Zealand could end up as part of China&#8230;Perhaps it should be mentioned that the dividing of the conquered lands also seems to be foretold in the Bible in Lamentations 4:16 and Joel 3:2&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The ancient Chinese prophecy states, \u201cPopulation mouth takes territories south of the Yangtze river. The capital is moved again. The two divide up the territories, of which each maintains and defends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This may be related to a deal that perhaps the Chinese will make in the future with Europe, as opposed to military conquest. It also may not be related to the taking of Australia or New Zealand, but perhaps might be.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This Chinese prophecy, combined with Bible prophecy and recent developments, should be of concern to those living in Australia or New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Here is something from my book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barackobamaprophecy.com\">Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States-Second Edition for Second Obama Term<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>China and the Land Prophecy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is also an ancient Chinese\u00a0prophecy that <em>could<\/em> hint that\u00a0 areas like Australia\u00a0and\/or New Zealand\u00a0could end up as part of China.<a title=\"\" href=\"#_edn1\">[i]<\/a> \u00a0The Chinese, in reaction to a deal made by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Barack Obama to station U.S. Marines in Darwin, have indicated that this and the expanded military cooperation between Australia and the U.S.A. is putting Australia at risk of attack by China.<a title=\"\" href=\"#_edn2\">[ii]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>China may be granted lands like Australia in partial repayment for the debts that the U.S.A. owes it, as well as in full payment for any debts Europe itself may incur with China (it is likely that China will loan money and\/or increase investments in Europe).\u00a0 It is also possible that a country like Japan may get some Anglo-dominated land (New Zealand comes to mind) in partial repayment for the debts that the U.S.A. owes it (and also possibly Europe) since the King of the North will divide land for gain.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ednref1\">[i]<\/a> Pui-Hua, p. 164.\u00a0 The ancient Chinese\u00a0prophecy states, \u201cPopulation mouth takes territories south of the Yangtze river.\u00a0 The capital is moved again.\u00a0 The two divide up the territories, of which each maintains and defends.\u201d\u00a0 This may be related to a deal that perhaps the Chinese will make in the future with Europe, as opposed to military conquest.\u00a0 It also may not be related to the taking of Australia\u00a0or New Zealand, but perhaps might be. (Thiel B. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barackobamaprophecy.com\">Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States-Second Edition for Second Obama Term. <\/a>Nazarene Books, 2013, p. 119)<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ednref2\">[ii]<\/a> Obama addresses troops at final stop in Australia.\u00a0 New York Times, November 17, 2011; Wen P.\u00a0 Chinese Official: its us or America. National Times, May 16, 2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Notice also something that I posted back on November 10, 2011 (see <a title=\"Permanent Link to Obama Putting \u2018Permanent\u2019 Troops in Australia Because of China, But\u2026\" href=\"\/news\/prophecy\/obama-putting-permanent-troops-in-australia-because-of-china-but\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Obama Putting \u2018Permanent\u2019 Troops in Australia Because of China, But\u2026<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The presence of US troops in China may be used as part of its possible future justification for taking the land of Australia. The Chinese may claim something to the effect that Australia is really a military pawn\/representative of the USA\u2026The implication for Australia is more than profound\u2013the implications are disastrous.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And within a week of posting the above, the Chinese began to confirm my concerns (see <a title=\"Permanent Link to Chinese Upset Enough About USA in Australia that its Hinting About Militarily Hitting Australia\" href=\"\/news\/prophecy\/chinese-upset-enough-about-usa-in-australia-that-its-hinting-about-militarily-hitting-australia\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Chinese Upset Enough About USA in Australia that its Hinting About Militarily Hitting Australia<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>China getting upset enough about the USA troops to be stationed in Australia that it is dropping militaristic hints:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>A Marine Base for Australia Irritates China<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>DARWIN, Australia \u2014 Fresh from announcing an expanded American military presence in Australia, a plan that has angered <a title=\"More news and information about China.\" href=\"http:\/\/topics.nytimes.com\/top\/news\/international\/countriesandterritories\/china\/index.html?inline=nyt-geo\">China<\/a>, <a title=\"More articles about Barack Obama.\" href=\"http:\/\/topics.nytimes.com\/top\/reference\/timestopics\/people\/o\/barack_obama\/index.html?inline=nyt-per\">President Obama<\/a> came to this remote northern town that will be the base of operations\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The Global Times, a state-run news organization known for its nationalist and bellicose commentaries, issued a stronger reaction in an editorial, saying that Australia should be cautious about allowing the United States to use bases there to \u201charm China\u201d and that it risked getting \u201ccaught in the cross-fire.\u201d <a title=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/11\/18\/world\/asia\/obama-addresses-troops-at-final-stop-in-australia.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/11\/18\/world\/asia\/obama-addresses-troops-at-final-stop-in-australia.html\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/11\/18\/world\/asia\/obama-addresses-troops-at-final-stop-in-australia.html<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Australians themselves hope that the USA will be able to protect them.\u00a0 Yet, the presence of US troops in China may be used as part of its possible future justification for taking the land of Australia. The Chinese may claim something to the effect that Australia is really a military pawn\/representative of the USA and thus, since the USA owes them money, taking over Australia will help settle that debt.<\/p>\n<p>China is rising up and the USA is declining militarily relative to it as well as to Europe right now. This does not bode well for the USA nor its allies like Australia. The implication for Australia is more than profound&#8211;the implications are disastrous.<\/p>\n<p>The Bible suggests that the land of the Anglo-descended peoples will be conquered and divided (Daniel 11:39; Lamentations 4:16; Joel 3:2-3; Amos 7:17; Ezekiel 5:1-2,12; 6:8; Ezekiel 22:13-15; )<\/p>\n<p>Without national repentance, the nation of Australia is doomed. Period. <em><strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Many do not wish to accept that, either here in the USA, over in New Zealand, or in Australia, but it is the truth. These nations will be taken over, and it may be that China will control part of the land.<\/p>\n<p>This century will be the final &#8220;time of the Gentiles,&#8221; though it will be for a while led by <a href=\"\/europa.htm\">Europe<\/a> and not the Chinese (see also A <a title=\"Is China THE Threat to the United States of America?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kbmyLheVvS4\" data-sessionlink=\"feature=plcp&amp;ei=p2B5UZXtHcqfhgHIvYCACA\">Is China THE Threat to the United States of America?<\/a> and <a title=\"Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-ZOCVZMXHSU\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=u2oWUZXyBcaDhgG7z4CoCA&amp;feature=plcp\">Can You Prove that the Beast to Come is European?<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><em>Some items of related interest may include:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/britishisrael.htm\">Anglo &#8211; America in Prophecy &amp; the Lost Tribes of Israel<\/a> Are the Americans, Canadians, English, Scottish, Welsh, Australians, Anglo (non-Dutch) Southern Africans, and New Zealanders descendants of Joseph? Where are the lost ten-tribes of Israel? Who are the lost tribes of Israel? What will happen to Jerusalem and the Jews in Israel? Will God punish the U.S.A., Canada, United Kingdom, and other Anglo nations? Why might God allow them to be punished first?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/usa-canada-uk-australia-new-zealand-divided.htm\">Will the Anglo-Nations be Divided and Have People Taken as Slaves?<\/a> Will the lands of the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand be divided? What about Jerusalem? What does Bible prophecy teach? Are there non-biblical prophecies that support this idea? Who will divide those lands? Who will end up with the lands and the people? Here is a link to a video titled <a title=\"Will the USA and other Anglo-nations be Divided and Their People Made Slaves?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=o_FI2bEyqkA\" data-sessionlink=\"feature=plcp&amp;ei=235dUdO-DNeWhgGptYGACA\">Will the USA and other Anglo-nations be Divided and Their People Made Slaves? <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.barackobamaprophecy.com\">Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States-Second Edition for Second Obama Term<\/a> This is a 160 page book for people truly interested in prophecies related to Barack Obama and the United States, including learning about many that have already been fulfilled (which the book documents in detail) and those that will be fulfilled in the future. It also has a chapter about a Republican choice. This book is available to order at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.barackobamaprophecy.com\">www.barackobamaprophecy.com<\/a>. The physical book can also be purchased at Amazon from the following link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Barack-Prophecy-Destruction-United-States\/dp\/0984087184\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1361201884&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=thiel+obama\">Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States: Is Barack Obama Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic Catholic, Kenyan, and other America-Related Prophecies? What About Republican Leaders? Second Edition for Second Obama Term.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Barack-Prophecy-Destruction-United-ebook\/dp\/B00B2B6U2I\/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1358606706&amp;sr=8-4&amp;keywords=thiel+obama\">Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States-Second Term-Amazon Kindle edition.<\/a> This electronic version is available for only US$2.99. And you do not need an actual Kindle device to read it. Why? Amazon will allow you to download it to almost any device: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/feature.html?ie=UTF8&amp;docId=1000493771\">Please click HERE to download one of Amazon \u0019s <strong>Free<\/strong> Reader Apps<\/a>. After you go to for your free Kindle reader and then go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Barack-Prophecy-Destruction-United-ebook\/dp\/B00B2B6U2I\/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1358606706&amp;sr=8-4&amp;keywords=thiel+obama\">Barack Obama, Prophecy, and the Destruction of the United States-Second Term-Amazon Kindle edition<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/china.htm\">China, Its Biblical Past and Future, Part 1: Genesis and Chinese Characters<\/a> Where did the Chinese people come from? This article provides information showing that the Chinese peoples must have known about various accounts in the Book of Genesis up until their dispersion after the Tower of Babel.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/china2.htm\">China, Its Biblical Past and Future, Part 2: The Sabbath and Some of God&#8217;s Witness in China<\/a> When did Christianity first come to China? And is there early evidence that they observed the seventh day sabbath?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/china3.htm\"> Asia in Prophecy<\/a> What is Ahead for Asia? Who are the &#8220;Kings of the East&#8221;? What will happen to nearly all the Chinese, Russians, Indians, and others of Asia? China in prophecy, where? Who has the 200,000,000 man army related to Armageddon? A YouTube video of interest may be <a title=\"Is China THE Threat to the United States of America?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kbmyLheVvS4\" data-sessionlink=\"feature=plcp&amp;ei=p2B5UZXtHcqfhgHIvYCACA\">Is China THE Threat to the United States of America?<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/when-will-the-great-tribulation-begin.htm\">When Will the Great Tribulation Begin? 2013, 2014, or 2015?<\/a> Can the Great Tribulation begin today? What happens before the Great Tribulation in the &#8220;beginning of sorrows&#8221;? What happens in the Great Tribulation and the Day of the Lord? Is this the time of the Gentiles? When is the earliest that the Great Tribulation can begin? What is the Day of the Lord? Who are the 144,000? See also the video <a title=\"Can the Great Tribulation Begin in 2013?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vXk1w-zIfD4\" data-sessionlink=\"ei=jTQdUYTvDsCOhgHB4YGAAg&amp;feature=plcp\">Can the Great Tribulation Begin in 2013? <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/repentance.htm\">Just What Do You Mean &#8212; Repentance?<\/a> Do you know what repentance is? Have you truly repented? Repented of what? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/herbertwarmstrong.htm\">Herbert W. Armstrong<\/a> wrote this as a booklet on this important subject.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia&#8217;s Julia Gillard COGwriter Many in Australia are having increased concerns about China and its military: Australia&#8217;s Prime Minister Julia Gillard walks past a Chinese national flag as she arrives at a welcoming lunch during the Australia China Economic and Trade Forum&#8230; June 24, 2013 SYDNEY \u2014 A new poll released Monday indicated that more [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cog-news","category-prophecy"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17967"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17970,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17967\/revisions\/17970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}