New Zealand Trumps Australia on China . . . Again

In a love letter to New Zealand this week, the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang unintentionally exposed flaws in the Australia-China relationship. All nations pursue their interests by balancing strategic and economic policy and Canberra cannot engage with Beijing only on the latter. Premier Li’s trip to Australia was overwhelmingly hailed a success, and it certainly seemed an exemplar of glitch-free diplomacy. Yet beyond a big win for beef exporters, the outcomes of the visit might be viewed as somewhat vanilla compared to the delights served up across the Tasman....