A Sustainable China Policy

A Sustainable China Policy
Top: The Chinese flag is raised during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images) Bottom: Australia's Parliament House in Canberra on Sept. 7, 2010. (Torsten Blackwood/AFP/Getty Images) Photo compilation made by Epoch Times Staff
Michael Shoebridge
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Australia’s policy on China is one that cannot speak its name. Decisions driven by an underlying policy are announced, but that underlying policy is unspoken and even denied. Two examples are the 5G decision that banned Huawei and ZTE, and the Manus Island naval base joint initiative with PNG and the U.S. Each one hinged on Chinese state actions and policy, and, in each case, ministers avoided saying the C word.

Michael Shoebridge
Michael Shoebridge
Author
Michael Shoebridge is a director at Strategic Analysis Australia. From 2018 to 2022, he was the defence and national security director of the Canberra-based Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI). He was also a defence policy advisor to the Department of the Prime Minister, two federal ministers, and the Australian Embassy in Washington D.C.
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