They know that Australia won’t do anything in return and the Chinese have already flooded the country and screwed up the real estate markets - just like they have done in Canada.
That is true, and is why Australia is acting like they have battered wife syndrome. It’s unbelievable when viewing their call (“their” as in globalist cucks of multi-national corporations) to restore their relationship with China because they are dependent on trade for their economy. As if they have no alternative trade partners to do business with!
Meanwhile PLA cyber security doctored a photo of an Australian soldier murdering a child and put out a fake story about it yet act as if Australia should take it lying down or else! Now China imposed a 200% tariff on all wine imports from Australia as a means to retaliate. This is straight up intimidation on the CCP part and now has painted the Australian Govt into a corner! Twitter refuses to take it down adding insult to injury while ignoring Morrison’s insistence to remove it!
That is a big problem for Australia’s economy, and their logistics of trade routes has made them complacent in seeking a plan B, not to mention destroying small businesses in favor of the corporate sell out! They have much more to lose than any other country trying to pull in the reins on their dependency on China. It’s why I see on LinkedIn a lot of Australian business people wanting Trump to lose, they just want to return to the status quo and end the trade war. Total sell outs!