Australian politicians are attempting to be nice to everyone, and they suck up to China. We buy lots of cheap Chinese goods (like most countries do), yet I don't think this will last for much longer because Trump is now making China play fair on trade.
The biggest problem for most of the countries in Asia is that the Chinese have lots of money now, and they have bought hundreds of thousands of houses here in Australia and invested all across Asia. Here in Australia the Chinese buy as much milk powder (baby formula) as they can and then sell it in China. Why? Because all the milk powder that is produced in China has high levels of poison in it.
Australia now has a new American military base in Darwin, NT, that was built about 5 years ago. Plus we have some Deep State USA stuff underground at Alice Springs, NT.
Australia is still connected to Britain and Royals (our chance to become our own Republic was messed up by our politicians). So now Australia's gold is sitting in England and they won't give it back.
Multi-national corporations like miners such as BHP and Rio Tinto make billions and then send the profits overseas tax free (they lie and don't even declare all their earnings).
Australians should be some of the richest people in the world, yet we are being drained. We pay some of the highest prices for fuel, electricity, water, food, rent and houses, plus other taxes.
This situation is 'out of balance' and needs to be changed.