Canberra only has itself to blame

Although Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared that his government's approach to foreign policy is defined by "strategic patience and consistency", particularly regarding China, his government's rash participation in the US administration's attempts to contain China belies that.

It is Canberra that has undermined what were previously sound and mutually beneficial ties by prejudicially fueling anti-China sentiment at home, baselessly sanctioning Chinese companies and aggressively sending warships to China's doorsteps.

If this is Canberra's "strategic patience", how will it act in a fit of pique?