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Saturday, 10 December 2022

"Stand your ground."


"In November 2020, accompanying its import bans, China produced a list of 14 grievances and demanded that Australia 'correct' its behaviour.
    "Mr Morrison ignored the demand, and took China to the WTO over its barley and wine bans. Yet now China has relented. This was consistent with Mr Xi’s broader charm offensive in Bali. And no doubt the advent of Mr Albanese, a less abrasive prime minister, provided cover for the climbdown. At bottom, though, Australia’s refusal to bend meant the Chinese approach was just not working. It is a lesson, says Malcolm Turnbull, Australia’s prime minister from 2015 to 2018, universally applicable to victims of bullying: 'Stand your ground'.”
~ from the Economist article 'Australia Emerges from Chinese Doghouse' [hat tip Scott Sumner]

 

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1 comment:

  1. Peter Cresswell10 Dec 2022, 13:15:00

    Not often one can creditl an Australian PM with something worthwhile. But here we are.

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