China Warns Australia: Don't Be an ‘Enthusiastic Bandwagoner’ to the U.S.
China Warns Australia: Don't Be an ‘Enthusiastic Bandwagoner’ to the U.S.
China publicly warned Australia on Wednesday against being an “enthusiastic bandwagoner of the U.S. strategy” in the Indo-Pacific region.
Bilateral ties have encountered difficulties in recent years, as Canberra drew closer to Washington as the US gave greater attention to the region.
Under the previous government of Scott Morrison, Australia often enthusiastically served as a forerunner in the US’ ‘Indo-Pacific strategy’ aimed at containing China’s development.
Some ideologically-obsessed Australian politicians and media deliberately spread the US’ confrontational narrative against China in Australian society and thus created a poisonous atmosphere for what used to be robust and mutually beneficial ties between the two countries.