It's Chinese people buying property not China small but important distinction. That's not really a part of it. It's only a minor contributor to our massive housing price increase and most with a brain blame the politicians for it not China.
The main reason is we have issues is we have a massive amount of our trade done with China. They are by far the largest purchaser of our exports and the relationship we have with them would be described as one with domestic violence issues.
There's no actual violence of course but in China there's this thing called Little Emperor Syndrome. After the one child policy there was miraculously an abundance of men born with no siblings. They got everything they wanted growing up with parents who wanted more children, doting on this son is compounded creating a generation of entitled sensitive little brats. Hence "little emperor"
Basically this is the CCP. Only they're the grown version and they're on the roids. Anything that can remotely be construed as criticism is met with what can only be described as a childish temper tantrum. "Slights" are returned 10 fold with trade restrictions and childish, angry statements/threats. Anything the CCP doesn't like you saying they'll look to financially fuck you. So you walk on eggshells like the victim in a DV household.
The real big one of late was our former PM dared to suggest that international investigation is needed into the cause of that pesky covid-19. Before anybody else. He was right of course but he wasn't the person to say it. Boy did they not like that one. Then he doubled down...
Massive restrictions on trade. Angry tirades blah blah. The norm.
The media crucified him for it. Rightfully so too. He fucked up. Countries like mine who rely on China for trade should know how this fucked up relationship works. You keep your public mouth shut, you make some phone calls and join a statement with a bunch of other countries at once namely America taking the front.
You don't fucking take point.<45>
China will fuck you for that.
Everyone cops it. Jacinda Ardern (New Zealand PM) made some snide remake about our ability to handle the relationship and now they're pissed off at her siding with Biden over the Solomons/Uyghurs.
That's what it's like dealing with China.
