Former PM's claim about Australia being an Asian country now looks naïve. We must pursue stronger ties with traditional Western allies to withstand Beijing's bullying.
Thirty years of Australian foreign policy thinking was turned on its head on November 17 last year.
The benign view of the rise of authoritarian China, a view underpinning three decades of policymakers pressing for ever greater integration with that country, suffered a mortal blow when the superpower handed over its list of 14 grievances against Australia.
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David Alexander is chief of policy and advocacy at the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
