Ach, the trade is far too lucrative and Oz depends on it greatly. Maybe if China invades Taiwan and two or three other countries besides, Oz'll be forced to cut the trade with China. Can't see it happening otherwise. Mind you, I hear that China has some issues with it these days, but the temptation to undercut all other steel industries in the world via cheap ore imports must be all but irresistible. And western countries can pretend that they're going all net-zero, whatever the latest con is called, whilst buying cheap steel, toys, clothing and plastic goods from China, all the while tut-tutting at China's burgeoning carbon emissions. Everything I'm standing up in this morning was made in China. My camera, iPhone, the iPad I'm typing this on and the new Swingball Pro I bought yesterday for my grandson, all made in China. We're all in big trouble, aren't we. In spite of all the promises, conferences and target-setting, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are still rising inexorably year on year. Check the stats.

I wonder whether you can post without making it personal. Just musing. I've seen lots of posts of yours in recent months that I could easily have taken issue with but I've refrained. You could try it it too.