Why China WILL back down on trade war with Australia: Expert says the communist superpower has no choice but to end its assault on Canberra

Fullscreen Need Text The tweet did not mention China but was clearly a reference to the tensions between Canberra and Beijing. ‘This shows how seriously the US takes the issue,’ Dr Wilson said. ‘It’s OK for China to bash Australia when Trump doesn’t care. But when the US says “if you’re going to pick on my little brother then you’re picking on me”, that completely changes the story for China. ‘Once the US gets involved that’s a big escalation that they don’t want. There’s an argument to be made that this will be the thing that actually stops this.’ +6…