Toward Decline
Trust in US at record low under Trump as Australians warm to China - AFR
Why it matters
Declining Australian public trust in the US alliance undermines political sustainability of AUKUS, defence spending commitments, and forward-deployed intelligence/logistics cooperation at a critical juncture. Warming sentiment toward China may erode domestic support for strategic decoupling and increase political vulnerability to Chinese economic coercion.
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