Comments by "David Aspinall" (@yt.personal.identification) on "" video.

@heretic-668 Yes, you are right about economic reliance. China tried a trade war with Australia and refused to buy Australian coal. Within months many provinces were without power over the winter and some businesses stopped producing in China. They bought the coal. Then they tried to be a bully with iron ore until they realised there isn't enough supply outside of Australia to meet their demands. ...but at least they tried. There are still sanctions in place even now, so your statement that these can't happen because of the possible financial devastation has evidence against it.
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@heretic-668 Australia started the sanctions by refusing Huawei. There was no reluctance.
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There are a handful of defence agreements among the countries you list, and many are tied to the US. ...this then brings in NATO by association. For example... Australia and Japan recently signed a mutual defence agreement. If either are attacked, then the other helps to defend. The US has an agreement with Japan. Australia, the UK and the US have AUKUS. Sprinkle in some "QUAD" and "Five Eyes" for good measure. There are many agreements like these for the region.
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