以特朗普上台为起点，美国新政府初期实施的亚太外交政策既出现了断裂，又保持了延续性。中澳两国在分别做出应对的同时，各自反思并调整了双边关系的策略。本文重点探讨了新形势下澳大利亚的对华外交态势及其寻求独立外交的动向。文中特别指出怀特命题的局限性，并点明了堪培拉开展多方位印太外交的用意所在。
Since the start of Donald Trump's presidency，the United States' policy towards the Asia-Pacific region has demonstrated both continuity and disjointedness，with implications for the orientation of Australia's relations with China.The article points out the anachronism and limitations of Hugh White's thesis regarding the “China choice” and contends that faced with new challenges in the region，Canberra has been reframing and recalibrating its foreign policy in line with the Indo-Pacific，rather than the Asia-Pacific，concept.In doing so，Canberra has been developing a multi-pronged and multi-dimensional regional policy to enhance its independence and diplomatic leverage，in an effort to minimize reliance on either the US or China.
