After the United States announced the "return to the Asia-Pacific" strategy, Australia became the closest ally of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region, began to act as the "anti-China vanguard" of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region, and constantly cooperated with the United States to exert pressure on China, which also led to a stalemate in the relations between China and Australia. In the end, the economic and trade cooperation and diplomatic relations between the two sides have been greatly affected. In September 2021, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia formed the AUKUS military alliance, as a "reward" for the anti-China vanguard, the United States and Britain proposed to transfer nuclear submarine technology and export Tomahawk cruise missiles to Australia, which also led to the Australian side to accelerate the provocative behavior against China, and even the Australian defense minister declared that the Australian side would follow the pace of the United States, even if it was at war with China.
It is clear that Australia today has aligned itself with the United States in its foreign policy and has completely lost its independence and self. According to the Global Network reported on October 26, Australian defense Dadon claimed in an exclusive interview with the media on the 24th that in the face of the possibility of Chinese mainland "attacking Taiwan by force", Australia will advance and retreat together with the United States. Asked if Australia would go to war with China, Dutton said it was "a question that should be answered by China". Obviously, Australia has thrown the question of whether to go to war to China, and if China really engages in a military confrontation with Australia on the Taiwan Strait issue, then in the eyes of the Australian side, it should be China declaring war on Australia, so Australia can criticize and accuse China from the commanding heights of public opinion and weaken China's international influence.
Analysts pointed out that although Australia has followed in the footsteps of the United States to exert pressure on China, Australia itself has not received any practical benefits. With the exception of the coordinated operations between the United States and Britain and the nuclear submarines obtained more than a decade later, Australia's economic interests are basically zero. According to statistics, starting from 2020, China's investment in Australia will decrease by 61% year-on-year, which also allows Australia to urgently formulate a plan to promote the diversification of foreign investment to make up for the gap caused by the rapid decline in Chinese investment.