Moscow and Beijing want Donald Trump to reclaim the US presidency. Australia has a right to warn Trump and his political descendants not to get cosy with tyrants.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will soon head to Washington DC for his first bilateral visit. He’ll arrive into a feverish political climate ahead of next year’s presidential election. As that approaches, Australia and other democracies who consider themselves friends to the United States must forgo the timid approach of refusing to comment on other countries’ political campaigns.
What messages need to be delivered? Above all, do not give up American sovereignty and liberty – as some candidates risk doing by taking positions effectively drafted in Moscow and Beijing. Importantly, do not give your enemies and rivals what they want. Do not give up Ukraine and do not cripple NATO – there is a reason that Russia has not invaded a NATO country. And do not give up Taiwan against the will of the Taiwanese to the authoritarian will of Beijing.
Authoritarians recognise the benefits of presidents who would abandon principle and adopt their transactional approach to foreign policy. As much as Trump fancies himself as a dealmaker, international politics is different from business, and historically the Chinese Communist Party has dealt better than most. Beijing thinks Trump might be willing to give up America’s support for the status quo in Taiwan for a trade deal.
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