Australia is a typical middle power that benefits from the status quo in the region. We want to keep enjoying the best of both worlds: unconstrained trade with China under the US security umbrella.
Anything that disturbs that regional equilibrium is self-evidently not in our national interest. This has been the Canberra policy consensus for generations.
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Tom Switzer is executive director at the Centre for Independent Studies and is an outgoing presenter on ABC Radio National.
