''Hey, everyone; check this out: There's a guy on the internet...

''Hey, everyone; check this out:
There's a guy on the internet suggesting we should co-opt China in helping us develop our defence capabilities.''

that's right mate -------------- the interest of Australia is to keep the trade routes with CHINA safe ----

so who better to join with to protect those trade routes?

Australia isn't in business to do the biddings or look after the interests of the USA, Australia is in business to look after it's own interests

so, China would be the obvious partner to engage with to protect the trade routes to China and in the area around it.

fairly simple


if America didn't like it because of it's interests - then it could bugger off -------------- to it's side of the Pacific.