Divorce – British or Chinese style

It took Britain nearly half a century to correct its mistake. How long will it take China to recognise that divorcing Australia is in no one’s best interests?  Just as Australia’s then biggest customer pulled the plug on us in 1973 to pursue its economic self-interest, so China, now an even bigger biggest customer, appears to be moving in that direction, but for totally different hegemonic reasons – and despite the best interests of its (increasingly urban middle-class) citizens whose standard of living relies heavily on Australian imports.