Here's an example of the weakness of the West in the face of Communist China’s arrogance and aggression:

An American businessman leaving the city of Ningbo was knocked down at the airport by an electric buggy full of Communist VIPs.

The American had his passport seized, and was ordered to pay for damage to the buggy before he would be permitted to leave China.

The American diplomat who tried to help, was told by the businessman that he was willing to pay the fine because he didn't want to lose his chances of getting into the Communist market. The diplomat related the story as just one example of the indignities and wrongs Westerners were prepared to suffer to do business Communist China.

An Australian example is Albanese's refusal to complain to China about anything - including the recent life-threatening use of electronics against RAN personnel in the water - so that greedy Australians can sell their overpriced plonk to China.

The Communists, in their grey war against the West, constantly threaten increased tariffs and banning of imports, and our gutless politicians kowtow to them.

We are already being run from Beijing: on top of cyber-theft and espionage.

The calls for bans on Tik Tok and Temu look like being another big fail for suck-up-to-Commos Albanese.

Kudos ttbn

Ttbn, Yup!
Alan B.

robbing the Australian taxpayer

To pay for a very unlikely protection ?

ttbn, as an aside. I worked at the end of the Covid Lockdowns in WA & actually contracted Covid whilst working there, at a joint Chinese/Australian iron ore mine in the Pilbara. Whilst waiting in line at the airport, several Chinese employees decided to "jump the queue" in front of a colleague (a contractor like myself). When he challenged their rude behaviour, another corporate type from the company asked him to follow him away from the queue - where a short conversation ensued. As it happened I sat next to this bloke on the flight who then related that he was quote: " Being given the 'window seat'..." Which in FIFO speak means your services are no longer required. Unfortunately this kind of treatment of Australian Citizens is becoming more commonplace within the mining industry.