Because the unspoken truth that most Anglo Australians understand is that their privilege rests on white Anglo supremacy where having America in the most dynamic economic region on the planet is absolutely essential.
They’ll gaslight you when you point out the obvious because their very privilege depends on the myth of white Anglo supremacy
You see, the Anglos understand well- indeed, the West understands well that the only reason they got the drop on the rest of the world was due to superior technology which translates into superior weapons technology. China surpassing the West in tech is an existential crisis for the Anglos
and now the Atlanticists being the Empire of Chaos, now wish to turn the world aflame and hope they can remain on top:
President Xi might die laughing if they are stupid enough to do it. And best of all Biden could finally claim a win for killing Xi Jinping.