It's much cheaper for China buy/lease Australia than ''invade'' militarily
So far it is working well for them -
they are sending many companies broke and buying up the scraps at bargain prices
they are sending thousands of ''student migrants'' to infiltrate every aspect of our society and politics
They are investing heavily in our agriculture, our mining as well as buying the odd Qld island in the sun
and they have the odd state premier in their belt and road pocket
“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
This war began about 20 years ago
and we are finally starting to wake up