{"id":8141,"date":"2020-12-07T12:55:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T02:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=8141"},"modified":"2023-08-08T11:01:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T01:01:12","slug":"bad-relations-with-china-are-not-in-australias-interests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/bad-relations-with-china-are-not-in-australias-interests\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad relations with China are not in Australia\u2019s interests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/tag\/colin-mackerras\/\">COLIN MACKERRAS<\/a>  |  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Our leaders tell us continually that they will stand up to China on behalf of Australia\u2019s interests. But I cannot see how the deteriorating relations with what is still our largest trading partner serves Australia\u2019s interests in any way. 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However, I still believe strongly that we should try to bring our relationship back on an even keel and doubt that China wants to cut Australia off altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Please click here to read the full &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/johnmenadue.com\/bad-relations-with-china-are-not-in-australias-interests\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/johnmenadue.com\/bad-relations-with-china-are-not-in-australias-interests\/\">Bad relations with China are not in Australia&#8217;s interest<\/a>&#8221; article published at John Menadue, written by <a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\">Griffith Asia Institute<\/a> adjunct researcher, <a href=\"https:\/\/experts.griffith.edu.au\/9836-colin-mackerras\">Emeritus Professor Colin Mackerras<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLIN MACKERRAS | Our leaders tell us continually that they will stand up to China on behalf of Australia\u2019s interests. 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