Australia needs a Plan B as the world shifts away from the US

A series of developments outside Australia last week may be signs that the geopolitical tectonic plates are slowly shifting. I’m not sure you’ll read about these in Australia’s mainstream media; these developments will be considered either too superficial for Australia’s national interest or too incompatible with the existing narrative framework of reporting the world.

The first is Canada. Last Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited He met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. He wanted to leverage Canada’s national strengths to cooperate with China in trade, energy, agriculture, seafood and other areas.