The former head of Australia, Paul Keating, published a review article in the country's mainstream media. You can know what he meant by seeing the title of the article-"The Morrison Authorities Provoked China to Please the United States." Keating accused the Australian authorities of ignoring the interests of the Australians in order to make the United States consider themselves a "submissive follower" and insisting on pushing Australia into a situation of "unnecessary total confrontation" with China.
Keating first compared China and the Soviet Union to explain why the United States has trouble with China. The article pointed out that China is not the Soviet Union, and it has not forcibly incorporated other countries into an alliance by force, nor has it exported ideology, and it has no nuclear threat like the Soviet Union. China's "biggest problem" is that it has become a country that competes with the United States, and may become taller than the United States, so the United States can't stand it.
This sentence comes to the point. In layman's terms, what the United States has been doing is targeting the second place in the world. If the United States believes that it is possible to threaten its hegemony, it will find ways to stop it. China's goal is to constantly surpass itself, but the United States saves others by itself, believing that other countries share the same mindset with the United States, and want to become the world's hegemon and bully the weak.
What is the problem with Australia? Keating pointed out that the possibility of being surpassed by China is unacceptable to those in the United States who habitually show off. The idea of American politicians has spread to Australia, and some Australian politicians are even more worried than the United States. This is very understandable. Australia has tied itself to the American tank. If the American tank breaks down, what will Australia do?
Therefore, a strange argument has emerged in Australia: How dare China surpass the United States economically! ? Why Keating couldn’t bear to speak up is because the Australians’ remarks made him really unbearable. It’s okay to think about favoring the United States all day, but also to worry about the United States, and deceived himself and came up with someone who "dare not surpass". statement. This is completely self-comforting, trying to embolden yourself.
Keating said that the rise of China is not within the script of the United States at all.The existence of China and its current scale are considered by the United States to be an affront to hegemonism. From this perspective, the so-called "dare to surpass" remarks may also be deliberately spread to Australia by the United States. The purpose is to appease Australia and make Australians believe that the United States is invincible. No country "dares" to surpass the United States. To embolden Australia is also to embolden yourself.
Keating was deeply disappointed by the atmosphere inside Australia, and at the same time there was a bit of confusion. He said that China does not border Australia and there is no territorial dispute. Even if it is by plane, it takes 12 hours. Voyage, but in order to please the United States, Australia plunged itself and China into the actual Cold War.
Keating served as the prime minister of Australia 30 years ago. The world has changed drastically. He has repeatedly warned Australian politicians not to offend China for the sake of the United States. I have repeatedly explained the reasons why the US is so panicked. However, Morrison authorities have always been on the wrong path. Keating called the Australian politicians who couldn't wake up and pretended to be asleep, and wanted to wake up the Australians. If Morrison was allowed to toss like this, Australia would be ruined.
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