Well, it's something that dominates our foreign affairs and economy in Australia, and there a bit of fear as well, after all, only 50 years have passed since another aggressive imperialist Asian nation tried to invade us, and I believe it's left a bit of a scar, and we have a mixed relationship with our next door neighbours (Indonesia and Malaysia).

Let's just say, apart from NZ, we're the odd ones out in the region, and we're a living reminder of the colonial past.