Hawks ignore how Australia’s China trade pays for AUKUS
The big mistake made by critics is that they only see risks from the economic relationship with China. In fact, one of the benefits is enhanced security.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s choice to emphasise trade and economic links during last week’s extended visit to China earned the ire of several prominent national security commentators.
Justin Bassi of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute grumbled that it was “impossible for any government to successfully separate a trading relationship with China from the security threat it poses”.
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James Laurenceson is Director of the Australia–China Relations Institute (ACRI) at the University of Technology Sydney.
