US defence demands complicate Albanese’s China visit

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You've got to raise an eyebrow at the chutzpah of the United States demanding to know how Australia would behave militarily in the event of a Chinese conflict with Taiwan when its own president is the epitome of unreliable and unpredictable. It's the equivalent of one partner in a marriage demanding that they receive an ironclad commitment that you will never leave them while they strongly reserve the right to walk out whenever they like. Sounds like a terrible relationship, toxic even. US President Donald Trump has proven unprepared to stick to a consistent position in the current active theatre...