The national flags of Australia and China are displayed in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, during a visit by Australia’s then prime minister Julia Gillard to China on April 26, 2011. Photo: AFP
Opinion
Opinion
Why Australia is on its own in its trade conflict with China
- While some in Australia have suggested that the country should form an economic alliance with like-minded democracies, in the world of international commerce, democratic and strategic friends are often the fiercest rivals
The national flags of Australia and China are displayed in front of a portrait of Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, during a visit by Australia’s then prime minister Julia Gillard to China on April 26, 2011. Photo: AFP
