Influenced by the United States, the "democratic" light of the Western world, Australia has previously been "enemies" of China everywhere. The so-called "anti-China vanguard" has made no less contribution to the smear of China, and its prime minister, Morrison, is a typical representative of the "Elite Politicians of the West" - bent on taking advantage of China and damaging China's face. Recently, however, the winds in Australian politics seem to have changed.
What Australia wants
Australia will choose to "follow" the United States, in the final analysis, it is still driven by interests, and what it will gain after the United States can be much more than what it loses after offending China. So what exactly does Australia want from the United States? Some experts speculate that it may be nuclear technology. Australia may want to acquire nuclear technology and apply it militarily to enhance its deterrent power in the Pacific. However, the country's scientific community is not rich in nuclear research, and if some achievements are to be made in this regard, the manpower and material resources that need to be invested are not small.
So, the clever Australian government came up with a brilliant idea to "reproduce" nuclear technology by signing a nuclear submarine agreement with the United States and Britain. However, if you want to get something, you have to pay something accordingly, and the price of the nuclear submarine contract between Australia and the United States and the United Kingdom this time is to "betray" cooperation with France. After all, France is not a "small country without a name", as one of the EU powers, it will not swallow its anger, and its ideas can even influence the DECISIONs of the EU – for example, whether the Australian government's three-year trade deal with the EU can continue.
Australia itself can't stand it
In order to sign a nuclear submarine contract with the United States and Britain, the Australian government has put France in the face. In the future, it is difficult to say whether the EU countries will "turn the other cheek" with Australia because of France's attitude. But even if Australia hadn't "offended" France with the contract, it would be difficult for European countries and the United States to give Australia the support it wanted, especially economically, under the current circumstances.
If a country is not militarily strong enough, its citizens may be frightened. However, if a country is not even in a good economic condition, it is directly the people's livelihood that is withering and unsustainable. As an exporter of "abundant products", the import demand of other countries is naturally closely related to australia's economy. However, due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, the economies of many countries in Europe and the United States are difficult to recover, and there is naturally a decline in foreign trade imports.
Today, China is one of the countries with relatively good epidemic control and has developed rapidly. China has been an important trading partner for Australia until its relations with Australia deteriorated. If the Australian government finally understands that reconnecting with China is key if it wants to solve the current dilemma, Morrison has repeatedly said that he wants to sit down with China and talk. If Australia is really sincere in talking to China, perhaps the future of China-Australia relations will be de-escalated.
Some sources of information reference: International Tourism Island Business Daily, Beijing Evening News