Mazzab49

Hi Peter,

What does the future look like for Australia? Do we remain a US ally moving forward or are we cut loose as the USA steps back?

If you had a time machine and could take Xi's place, what would you do differently?

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I think Aust is just more pragmatic due to geography. - We don't share a border with the the US so we need to work harder at the alliance. - We are an odd, European nation in post colonial Asia. We don't fit into our region. - WW2 was a LOT closer to us than Canada. From our POV the British abandoned us after Singapore in 1942 and we've been working hard to ensure the Americans don't do the same.

Thanks for the reply. Is there more Aust can do to shore up the alliance? Economic deals, US basing in future etc?

I agree RE China. My generation has never experienced a recession and we will get a painful lesson sooner rather than later.