Between two behemoths

Australia’s Hard Choice Between China and US

"Canberra has always deftly balanced between Beijing and Washington but it may soon need to choose one over the other".

So let's see now. When things get really tough and you've got to choose, do you choose to align with your major trading partner for the sake of future prosperity, or do you stick with the old ally whose future economic prosperity is highly questionable, but has been a reliable military and geopolitical ally? ...