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Australia’s foreign policy is not simply about containing China
It’s about how a middle power can support the conditions for regional prosperity and peace through the balancing of deterrence, diplomacy and development.
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at Parliament House in Canberra in June 2024.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Rory Medcalf
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It is always tempting to resort to broad-brush simplification when trying to make sense of what nations and their governments do.
But this easiest of paths is hardly helpful for middle powers such as Singapore or Australia in navigating a connected world of multipolarity and complex challenges.
