they are a different ballgame but the song remains the same in that AUS's largest trading partner is China and we've seen China exert a ton of soft power in AUS in many ways. They'll march to China's tune eventually if we don't actively keep China in check - because they'll have no choice in the matter.
The EU's largest trading partner is China. For the US, China is the 3rd largest trading partner with a mere 10 billion difference from being the largest trading partner.
We all sing to the tune of China, and we fully enabled that. We want cheap garbage without difficult questions about human rights and the environment. This very movement has eroded western society.
