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Almost 40% think Australia should dump US alliance if Donald Trump returns as president, poll finds (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Surprised it's not 60% honestly.

[-] theodewere@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

you have my permission to get together with the Japs and ze Germans and invade.. if the Brits can get their shit together, they're welcome to join in..

[-] Lev_Astov@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Nothing would solidify a sitting president's hold on power more than an invasion. Do you want a third term of Trump? Because that's the only way that could happen

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 2 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

A significant minority of Australians think the country should withdraw from the overall Anzus security alliance with the US if Donald Trump returns to the White House, while just under half of the respondents in a new poll believe the Aukus pact locks Australia in to supporting the US in any armed conflict.

But after the steady thaw in diplomatic relations between Canberra and Beijing over the past 12 months, and the release of Australia’s defence strategic review in April, 49% say that now.

A majority of Australian respondents (63%) believe China will become the most economically and militarily influential country in Asia over the coming couple of decades (32% say the US will be the pre-eminent power).

The new poll findings follow Anthony Albanese’s return from an official visit to Washington and ahead of the prime minister’s trip to Shanghai and Beijing at the end of this week.

Seven months after Albanese joined Biden and the British prime minister, Rishi Sunak, in San Diego to announce the Aukus plans, there remains uncertainty over congressional approvals needed for them to succeed.

Asked on Tuesday whether or not he was walking a diplomatic tightrope between the strategic competitors – Washington and Beijing – the prime minister said Australians wanted him “to be direct about our interests”.

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