The US, not China, is Australia's most difficult relationship
All the talk of “mateship” and ever “deepening ties” in relation to our alliance with the US tends to obscure the competitive nature of foreign policy.
The United States is Australia’s most challenging foreign relationship. This is not due to Donald Trump, or the disputed election. The same will be true if Joe Biden sits in the White House.
And no, the problems of dealing with China don’t yet come anywhere close.
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Daniel Flitton is editor of the Lowy Institute digital magazine, The Interpreter, and a former intelligence analyst.
