Almost as soon as Beijing launched a campaign of trade punishment against Australia in May 2020, the instinct of many in Canberra was to reach for support from the US, our “great and powerful friend”.
For some, it was a moment of pride in July 2020 when Donald Trump's secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, commended the Morrison government for “standing up for democratic values and the rule of law despite intense, continued, coercive pressure from the Chinese Communist Party”.
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