Former prime minister Paul Keating says China would “fall over themselves” having a proper relationship with Australia, criticising Labor for prioritising defence over diplomacy.
Mr Keating said one of the principal problems of this deal is how defence has “overtaken foreign policy” and as a consequence, Australia is “not using diplomacy”.
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GLUE SNIFFING BEFORE INTERVIEWS CAN LEAD TO YOU TALKING SH1T, BLEATING KEATING
I like Keating, but he does not understand the CCP. The CCP does not form "proper relationships", just ask their neighbours.
Better to have good a relationship with China.
They are not a threat to Australia.
More the us will drag us into catastrophe
Yet again
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I could do a Bat Burger
Disagree with this commentary.
Bahahahaha! What utter drivel. The CCP is a psychopathic entity and incapable of a proper relationship with any group of free and progressive humans.
Don't like Keating one bit, but what he is saying is correct.
Keating. Australia’s greatest polymath and our best PM. Makes the modern crop of pollies look like intellectual minnows.
DO NOT purchase "Made in China" or " Made on PRC" products.
The Chinese are aware of a consumer backlash to their inferior products and now omit placing any country of origin on the goods…
Keating needs to fade away
100% as usual… China has never invaded another sovereign country and has historically stuck to itself… Hence **The Great Wall of China.** The west Americanism feels threatened by it's economic growth and has dragged Australia into it's political position… starting with Trump and Morrison… fueled by Murdoch with COVID smear and tariff war.
China would have Us “fall over” good and proper. Keating and Gough Whitlam “offshore” manufacturing. Shame.
There is just this little thing about them being a totalitarian dictatorship that endlessly threatens its neighbor Taiwan with invasion. Just a little thing I know, but relevant.
Keating calls a spade a spade..Albo (Australia's Biden) is owned,as is Wong (Australia's Blinken), Marles is a Joke…worst Labor Government EVER
Shut up and go away. Not one country should be trading with China.
Common Aussies be friends with china
How “Deeply pathetic” is it to see Labor destroy the economy time and time again. China is Big Government personified, Labor’s ambition is to be Big Government. Working closer with China will bring Australians closer to being economically like Laos. Belt and road anyone?
100% correct ..Mr Keating..I think Australia. Should become A neutral country.. like NZ . and nuclear FREE
Fall over themselves? R U nuts? Why pay for it if they can just come and take it for free?
You know, after we left England.
Paul Keating puts all other Aussie politicians to shame! How did so many dumb wits get elected?
What is it with bringing on these washed up and disliked PM's, hey? Are they the only ones you can find to agree with your narrative that you want to present, or the only ones without a job and free to gossip and give their 2 cents worth on something they contributed to making a mess off. Keating wasn't a great man, we all remember the recession we had to have, and also how he ousted Bob because Bob promised to give him leadership but he wasn't relinquishing it, so he forced the issue, moved on his own leader within his own party, so he could become leader, have all the power. And all UNION BOYS, watch out, they learned how to play people in the unions, long before they became PM and played the people of Australia.
Those 8,000 tonne subs can be detected from Orbit by Satelites.. WTF?
We used to be a lucky country, now we are the dumbed down idiots of Asia and I don’t go much on Keating , on this he’s spot on. We should be the super power of our region but not with middling arts grads and conniving ministerial minders promoted above their capacity running this country.
Stupid us😢
Obviously Paul Your on the Chinese pay roll and a traitor
Cannot trust CCP you old fool look at them cannot reason with them its their way or the highway.
I'm am sick of Keating's lies, wondering how much money has invested in China. He is wrong about CCP not being a threat. CCP are trying to do what Japan did with Australia during WW2 America saved us with our own troops. CCP are using grey warfare tactics. That is why they hate AUKUS and submarines
The Chinese could build the submarines for us in a fraction of the time at a fraction of the cost.
We should use our abundant uranium to build our own nuclear power stations and nuclear weapons to defend ourselves and adopt a neutral foreign policy. The AUKUS deal is a colossal waste of taxpayers money. The timeline is also ridiculously long.
So what we going to do just let them invade us lying down take it China would love have Australia iron ore and coal & our farming lands under there control so wouldn’t have to payout many trillions dollars for it and become there slaves under communism rule that’s why have to invest in better defence systems like having nuclear subs so at least they know aren’t going be easy push over
we should stop selling chinese cars. every chinese car sold in Australia is like a deposit on a chinese missile
We are just a huge supermarket for China and nothing else…..
yeah fall overthemselves laughing at the Suckers that fell for it just like Chambelain did .. ww2
very sensible. keating is the voice of reason
Falling all over themselves?
This old delusional guy needs to stop talking.
It was hoped that in a nuclear war it would be possible to sit out in Australia, but now there is no chance.
So Keating is a Chinese shill, good to know.
I miss politicians that can think critically, even if I don't agree with everything they say. Keating sounds like a prime minister, something other people could learn from. Australia is so dumb these days , I'm sorry
Except that they haven't been falling over themselves to have a proper realationship, just the opposite. Ensuring that they broke ties, broke deals, their words, refusal to even pick up or return a call, all in order to try to punish Aus economically for not kow towing to their insecure wants. Those deeds are not the actions of a friend but an angry tyrant not getting their own way.
Never gona happen
Never thought I would agree with Paul Keating but I do, Australia would be better off in BRICS.
It’s not defence it’s war mongering and has been for a long time.I love Keating but let’s not pretend he hasn’t made mistakes.Keating was front row centre pushing jobs off shore.which a child could see wasn’t going to play out well and it hasn’t.so now globalisation has ended and now our pathetic politicians think that hundreds of years of knowledge on how to make things will just appear in the dead of nite like a drunk senator.people these politicians are fools and corrupt.
Paul Keating – The delusion is strong with this one. China does not need Australia, rather Paul needs China more.
China is a manufacturing powerhouse and has the ability to produce everything from toys to weapons in huge numbers and Australia on its own has NO defence against them. (arguably no one single country does either)
Australia has regional power as far as military might is concerned. – It is simply no match for China. The USA being involved levels the field as they are both (USA and China) regarded as super powers, but even then extra strength is needed in the form of the UK's global reach (regarded as the only global power), coupled with the might of Canada may be the only way the scales are tipped in our favour.
Paul also needs to stop bashing the UK because joining the EU was not a popular move with the people, and if he has any knowledge of history he will realise that almost from day one a huge swath of British people have wanted out of the EU which they got by popular vote. (even Maggie Thatcher's last speech pointed to the UK breaking away form the EU)
By most measures, the UK is set to overtake Germany in GDP to become the 4th largest Economy and the loss of the UK from the EU has not been the catastrophe the world was chuntering about. But it has hurt the EU.
Just like the UK, Australia has had to learn to rely on itself and to realise that aligning ones self with cultures and countries that do not share common values is asking for trouble in the near future. Aligning with China is like asking a lion not to bite when you have your head in its mouth.
Maybe not militarily initially, but they will own your economy if they are invited through the door.
I like most people have no direct 'beef' with the people of China, but you have to ask yourself, if the roles were reversed and you were invited through the front door to China, would you not try and gain an advantage either economically or militarily? – I think we all know the answer to that one.
I like his comment on Australia's iron ore. "Does Australia need US/AUKUS submarine deal to protect Australia iron ore sea trade to China…. from China" 😂😂
The old man is much over confident!
Paul Keating is full of shit!
Should Australia just ignore the Uyghur genocide, their military buildup, their South China Sea man-made islands, their claims on Taiwan, the Wuhan coverup or their Wolf Warrior bellicose and belligerent foreign policy, all in the name of a cosy trading relationship. Paul Keating is a MUPPET and should be given his afternoon pudding and made to take a nap.
We've had submarines for decades and the current Collins Class will need replacement eventually. Why not get the apex predator of the seas, with the latest technology that will allow Australia the best strategic leverage to protect us against an ever-expansionist CCP.
Supplying China with anything is akin to bowing to your master. They want dominance over everyone around them. They are trying to make territorial claims in Russia, India, and just about every other country in the area. Go ahead and seal your fate.