Australia’s China threat obsessions are not new. Remember the Vietnam War? Obsessions then were far worse: ‘It (the Vietnam War) must be seen as part of a thrust by Communist China between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.’ (Robert Menzies, April 29, 1965). ‘..there is not the slightest doubt that the
More(Australian Foreign Minister, Marise Payne: “I have previously raised Australia’s strong concerns about reports of mass detentions of Uighurs in Xinjiang. These disturbing reports today reinforce Australia’s view and we reiterate those concerns.”) Australian politicians have traditionally had a hard time making up their minds over China’s distant Xinjiang province.
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MoreBETWEEN FOUR WORLDS: CHINA, RUSSIA, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA.BETWEEN FOUR CAREERS and FOUR LANGUAGES. 1. Mountain Climbing with Yasuko2. A Son, Dan, is Born3. Goodbye to Tokyo?4. The Whitlam Connection 5. Embassy Advisor?6. Ambassador to Japan? 7. The Menadue Connection8. The Prodigal Returns The five years 1969-1974 as Tokyo correspondent for The Australian
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