Imagine for a moment the view from Beijing.

The Chinese Communist Party has overseen an economic miracle.

And the Party says China has been good for the world.

The Communist Party asks, why should it be lectured to by the likes of Australia, a country whose prosperity is tied to China.

When Australia calls for an inquiry into the origins of coronavirus without first liaising with China, why wouldn't Beijing be annoyed.

When Australia announces it has signed a new military pact with Japan, Beijing is insulted.

Xi Jinping — the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao — vows to complete the great rejuvenation of China, to restore it to the apex of global power.

The Chinese have a saying: "If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.".

The Chinese Communist Party looks at America — ravaged by the virus and deeply politically divided — and claims China's model of authoritarian capitalism is superior.

The view from Beijing is that China is a big power and demands respect.

As trade and political tensions simmer, speculation swirls about what's really going on between the two nations — and what's next on a Chinese sanctions "hit list".

The view from Beijing is that we are a white Western country, clinging to a world of Western dominance that China does not believe in.

China's foreign ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, says Australia created the problems with China and "those who have caused problems should be the ones to solve problems"?