A decent portion of the Australian population think the realpolitik of our situation means we should adopt a neutral approach towards China, even if it means a

A decent portion of the Australian population think the realpolitik of our situation means we should adopt a neutral approach towards China, even if it means a weakening of our relationship with the US. The need to act as world police (re uyghurs, taiwan) can be a game for the major powers. > Keating said the “great sin” China had committed in the eyes of the west was developing its economy to equal the size of the US This is somewhat supported by some of the wikileaks releases, but it's a little hard to disentangle if the economy is the sin or just an intensifier. > At the lunch, Mrs Clinton confided in Mr Rudd about America's fears about China's rapid economic rise and Beijing's multibillion-dollar store of US debt, asking Mr Rudd: ''How do you deal toughly with your banker?'' https://www.smh.com.au/national/explosive-wiki-rudd-cable-20101205-18lbz.html https://www.smh.com.au/national/explosive-wiki-rudd-cable-20...