Originally Posted by
Lookleft
You might want to pay a bit more attention to what is actually happening in the region. China stopped buying Australian wine since before covid. They also stopped buying barley, lobsters, beef and coal. What did Australia do? I will tell you what didn't happen and that was the country fell and to a heap and beg China for forgiveness. Other markets were found because that what happens with global trade. As for the iron ore, China needs it more than the political pressure stopping it would apply. As a matter of fact, with the price of iron ore, Australia is doing quite well out of Chinese trade bans.
Lookleft,
Your country’s resoluteness in dealing with China is admired by many Canadians. The true cost of one’s principles is when it actually costs you something to have them.
Our PM is feckless and a poseur and his words on any given subject are but wind.