Running Head: Relationship between Australia and Asia 1

Relationship between Australia and china with Australia being an alliance to the United

States.

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Introduction.

Alliances between countries facilitates support against external attacks and enable them

to secure economic relations between nations. Australia has maintained a partnership with the

Chinese for economic purposes while on the other hand maintaining a strategic relationship with

the United States. The essay will illustrate the relationship that Australia has maintained with the

Chinese, as well as the challenges that they face. The assignment will illustrate the relationship

Australia has held with the United States. It will illustrate the effect it has brought on the

Australians and Chinese. The paper will discuss the possible factors that Australia has to

consider in order to maintain the ties between the two states.

Australia has been the leading export market to the Chinese (Dewar 2015, p. 18).

Currently the relationship between China and Australia is based on economic gain. China

imports thrice the total amount that the United States imports from Australia. Australia has been

able to import a lot of goods from the Chinese. The Chinese are currently third in foreign

investment in Australia. The Australians have embraced the presence of the Chinese

economically. The Chinese have been embraced in Australia since their growth has impacted the

economic gain for the Australians (Dewar 2015, p. 27).

The Chinese have not been able to convince the Australians on the security within their

boundaries. The discomfort Australia faces is due to the current disputes Australia holds with her

neighbors. Australia fears that the war between China and the United States has potential of

damaging their bilateral trade (Yuan 2014, p. 7). China’s influence on the Australians has been

on the rise. Policy makers in Australia have strived to seek the opinion of the locals so as to

determine the bilateral relationship effects. The Australians have benefited from the

infrastructure development that they have received from the Chinese. Currently, the bilateral
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trade between the Chinese and the Australians is at $107 billion. The bilateral relationship has

improved the trade ties as majority of resources used in China are exported from Australia.

The alliance between Australia and the United States has been able to secure the

Australians from security attacks. In the year 1945, Japan caused panic to the Australians.

Further, the disintegration of Europe’s empire instilled more fear (Bisley 2013, p. 405). The

disintegration forced Australia to shift it is alliance from Britain to the United States. The

shifting further increased the potential threat of being attacked. The benefits that Australia enjoys

currently by the ties it has with the United States enable Australia to be protected in case of an

attack, Australia is guaranteed of protection by the United states, the Australians also benefit

from the technological advancements that the United States forces offer (Bisley 2013, p. 405).

Using the projections under Australian policies on foreign calculations, China is viewed

as a challenge to the United States in the near future. Currently, the Australians depend on the

Chinese for development of policies on foreign security strategies. The testing of the missile

during elections that took place in the Taiwan Street led to decreased ties between Australia and

China. The opinion of the United States led to the decline in ties between the two countries.

(Roberts 2015, p. 115). An attempt by the Australians to better the bilateral relationship with the

Chinese in the year 1996 was not successful (Roberts 2015). The general population of the

Australians is at risk of a conflict with the Chinese due to aligning themselves to the United

States. For instance, the wars that are anticipated between North and South Korea are likely to

show the differences between United States and China. It is anticipated that the United States

will support South Korea. This factor is expected to cause the Chinese to support North Korea.

With the Chinese supporting North Koreans, it is anticipated there will be issues between the

Chinese and the Australians.

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There are five factors that are thought to help the Australians to develop a cordial

relationship between the United States and the Chinese. First, all choices that Australia makes

must be well informed. This is a crucial consideration that will help the Australians to be viewed

as a neutral party. The Australians ought to develop a better political relationship with the

Chinese. They should also have a better agreement on the economic gain between them. This

will help the Australians to have an influence that is accepted by the Chinese (Dewar 2015, p.

16). The Australians should not contemplate on ending their alliance with the United States. The

economic gain by the Australians and Chinese is vital in fostering the leadership ties (Dewar

2015). The Australian government must strive to grow their relationship with the United States.

The strengthened leadership between the Australian government and the United States will help

the ties to be ongoing and bilateral (Dewar 2015). The Australian economy has benefited from

investments from the Americans in a move to be recognized by the hosts (Dewar 2015, p. 17).

The Australians ought to nurture the ties between them and the United States. This is because the

United States is the most powerful country compared to the Chinese. Availability of modern

technology in combating external attacks has championed the United States over Australia. The

Australians must again invest into other states. This will reduce the animosity between the

Chinese and the United States. This is because the Chinese and the United States are not the only

resourceful countries that they have to invest upon (Dewar 2015, p. 18). Lastly, an investment on

institutions that will develop policies that will govern the Australian government will help in

maintaining the bilateral relationships with other countries. Availability of policies will help the

Australian government to mitigate challenges rapidly as they are detected (Dewar 2015, p. 16).

Liberalization has been achieved through the development of pro economic conjunctions that

govern the businesses and academics between countries.

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To conclusion, development of alliances between countries has impacted the member

countries in a positive way. Development of ties with the Chinese led to the Australians gaining

economic growth. The United States too has impacted the Australian government with strategies

that have helped them combat the security challenges that they had. Maintenance of ties between

the Chinese and the United States is a must for the country to prosper. The support that Australia

receives from both nations has led to job creation, better trade agreements and secure borders for

its citizens. Alliances between countries have been the cause of conflicts as two conflicting

countries do not agree to work together. As in this case, Australia is viewed as a bait that can be

used to attack the other country. This can be done through the decisions that Australia makes in

reference to China and the United States. Consideration of the elements such as informed

decision making and bettering their political relationship with the Chinese paragraph will help

Australia to maintain better ties between the Chinese and the United States. Development of

clear policies that guide member countries on the nature of relationship that they sign will help to

prevent chaos from happening. Making of informed choices will help prevent being used as bait

between two conflicting countries. The Australians do not have to abandon the ties they share

between the China and the United States.

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Roberts, Malcolm. 1997. "Problems in Australian Foreign Policy: July–December

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Yuan, Jingdong. 2014. "A rising power looks down under: Chinese perspectives on

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