[tomder55]

Who said that ? Trump you say ..... Yes he did . Now after Trump leaves office Bill Maher and other libs I suspect agree .

New Rule: Losing to China | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - YouTube

[paraclete]

Ok so you can never criticise me again when I say something negative about the US because the reality is much worse than I imagine

[tomder55]

I can criticize you for your fidelity to the Chicoms . If they are eating our lunch ,they own Australia .

Why China has beaten up Australia harder than anyone else (afr.com)

China-Australia trade tension: How Beijing will derail Canberra in 2021 (news.com.au)

'Greatest peril': study finds Australia most dependent on China among the Five Eyes for critical equipment (smh.com.au)

[paraclete]

No they own part of Australia, just like they own part of the US, but we are, they think, an easy target. However, they sought to create a recession in Australia and it didn't work.

We have done a number of things to upset them;

we were first to call for an inquiry into how covid 19 got started.
we speak out about their treatment of Uyghurs
we haven't joined the Belt and Road
we engage in freedom of navigation in the SCS
we have blocked takeovers of Australian companies
we have called them out on esponage activities
we have offered refuge to Hong Kong activitists
we have refused Huawei 5G participation

etc

China actually shot themselves in the foot imposing hardships on their own population by interferring in the import of Australian coal in a harsh winter