Fixation on conflict with China tends to exclude debate around costs, tradeoffs and social cohesion
Much ink has been spilled in Australia on war scenarios with. Some experts claim that unless Australia takes action now, a war with China will be inevitable in three years.
And of course, other countries in the region, such as Singapore or Indonesia, don’t even get a mention as concerned stakeholders. This is odd seeing that we like to emphasise our geographical location in the Indo-Pacific as the reason that we must do something about China. Yet, the considerations of other countries in the region are absent. This is out of step with the current government’s priorities.
As for Australia, our participation is assumed to be automatic – there is no choice but to join the US. Despite all the rhetoric around sovereignty recently, the analyses tend to treat Australia almost as a vassal state of the US. The interests of the US are taken to be exactly the same as the interests of Australia. Whenever the US goes to war, so must we, no matter the circumstances or the costs. Going to war alongside the US is almost an autonomic reflex for Australia.
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