population of China ~1.5 BILLION, Australia under 30 million... and you're comparing them to us in terms of manufacturing
woweeee hint o' poo
there's an advantage to China in wages paid, a fair old disparity in the number of local consumers that can kick start export, ol' Xi can do what he wants when he wants with no red tape (you love that style of government), they can build infrastructure whether massive factories or tech related 'overnight' compared to us... go read another book numbnuts