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It was further argued that Australia's neutrality between major powers like the United States and China is, in fact, a disadvantage. Viewing President Trump’s tenure as an example, the speaker contrasted it with China's President Xi Jinping, who, unlike Western leaders, does not face electoral pressures, and thus, maintains a different approach to international commitments and provocations. This lack of clear stance and engagement from Australian leadership leaves the country out of the geopolitical equation, undermining its strategic interests.