The Future?, page-525

.. yes .. two of my favourite phrases spring to mind, dating me of course, that sum up my thoughts regarding 'doing business' with our Chinese neighbours ..

1) wouldn't p@^^ on them if on fire ..

2) wouldn't give them the stink off my s#@* ..

.. the ongoing trade debacle between Australia and China highlights the cultural divide in developing relationships .. AVZ is far better off looking to more culturally familiar shores IMHO .. that said, Megaphone Morrison, Feeble Frydenberg and Bumbling Birmingham need a lesson on diplomacy without the media .. maybe a course in Asian Relationships 101 that has a unit on 'Loss of Face is a Real Thing in Asia' .. honestly, these clowns have broken every diplomacy rule on the 'Building Relationships in Asia' Handbook .. who is advising these incompetents??? .. rant over and, clearly, JIMHO ..