There are signs that China is beginning to worry about being economically isolated. On Wednesday, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles announced that China had apparently made some trade overtures to Australia in response to President Trump’s smacking hefty tariffs on Chinese goods.
Australia, it seems, responded by metaphorically punching China in the throat.
Australia rejected China’s offer to work together to combat President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
“We’re not about to make common cause with China,” Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles told Sky News on Wednesday. “We are not going to be holding hands with China in respect of any contest that is going on in the world.”
That doesn’t strike one as an “Art of the Deal” overture or any angling for a better bargain. That strikes one as a flat-out rejection. That’s interesting, as China…
