Starting with the symbolic then moving to the practical, Australia must be proactive and persistent while refraining from joining the pile–on with Washington at every opportunity
Australia needed to deal with China as it is, not as it wished it would be. A common mistake in international relations.
When you are about to deeply offend your largest trading partner, it is polite to at least let them know in advance.Our barley growers lost their lucrative Chinese market, wine exports went from A$1.1bn to $25m and a host of other exports were negatively impacted by Australia being the least favoured nation on the planet among Chinese customs officials.
If you need evidence, key to the US-China phase one trade deal signed in January 2020 was China committing to purchase an additional US$32bn worth of agricultural products from the US in 2020 and 2021. Beef and other commodities from our close ally the US surged, to the detriment of Australian farmers and exporters.
Australia must be proactive, persistent and make clear to China that a stable, mutually beneficial relationship is in the national interest of both parties. That we will be taking a more nuanced approach and refrain from joining the pileChina includes into its calculations Australia’s strong security alliance with the US; it always has. There is no need to talk it up every five minutes as Morrison seemed to do.
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