Of all the grovellers in all of the world, Albo is the worst. Our illustrious leader is readying to prostrate himself before Xi Jinping in Beijing in celebration of a half-century of Chinese kowtowing by the ALP:
Discussions are underway for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to visit China after Beijing lifted trade sanctions on timber exports.
Following Trade Minister Don Farrell’s visit to China, Beijing promptly lifted a $1.6 billion ban on timber imports.
China’s Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian says there is “good momentum” in stabilising trade relations as Australia hopes to dissolve $20 billion worth of sanctions on Australian exports.
No, there is not. There is good momentum in Beijing recapturing Canberra as the latter does a complete strategic 180-degree turn.
We were on the path to diversifying trade as a sensible risk measure against a Taiwan invasion and further Chinese economic coercion.
Now, we are galloping straight back into those risks.
AUKUS is not a strategic offset to this. It is a risk amplifier. Because it outsources Australian strategic decision-making to Washington, we are now in the position of rebuilding trade links to China while our military is readying to blockade our own trade routes to the same.
This is not a strategic balance. It is a strategic idiocy.
Meanwhile, Albo’s unstrategy is greeted by silence from Doomed Dutton as he runs scared from the many federal seats occupied by an ethnic Chinese diaspora that is bullied and bribed by Beijing to stay loyal.
Our children deserve better.
