What do you mean just wipe? How do propose to achieve that?
I assume you're implying that we just stop trade with China, which would be very difficult for either govt. to achieve.
- For starters goods providers in this country that trade with Chinese customers are not directed by our govt. Even if that was proposed that Aus vendors just 'stop trading with China coz they're a bully' isn't reflective of Australian free enterprise market structure
- The CCP and the AUS govts. are bound by the rules of the WTO, they can't just stop trading because they're having a tiff.
They can't keep stepping on toes around the world and expect no consequence, the world is watching and from where I sit - and it seems my view is the majority. China is behaving in a childish, defensive and deflective manner and on face value are hypocritical at best.