I read someone the other day suggesting that Australia should put itself on a Cold War footing with China. None of the current pussy-footing. Know where we all stand. It seems that there is every chance that is going to happen anyway, between the West and the rest. If this eventuates, we will be able to identify our enemies clearly and drop the more stressful, dishonest charade we play now.

It could and probably has?
Alan B.

Chinese capitalists exploit our peasants and soldiers in the iron-ore fields and their coal land-lords work innocent children to death hauling wagons of coal for the ruthless fireworks merchants. Volunteers are surging to the victorious uranium workshops to hurl furious rebuffs from the indignant revolutionary workers and strike fear into the fat, lazy Shanghai stock market.

Alan,

Withdrawal from a treaty that the other signatory (Russia) is not observing and to which China has no obligations is hardly a dumb move.

Starting from scratch with all main participants would be a good idea.