It's high time we ditched our "dangerous allies",...

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    It's high time we ditched our "dangerous allies", (http://theconversation.com/book-review-dangerous-allies-by-malcolm-fraser-25995)

    And from a recent oped in  (People's Daily Online)  ...


    " Commentary: US, Japan, Australia still troublemakers in South China Sea

    By Jia Xiudong (People's Daily Online) 18:50, August 11, 2017

    ASEAN countries and China recently approved a framework for a code of conduct in the South China Sea at a ministerial meeting between the two parties.

    It will greatly promote China-ASEAN ties and better protect peace and stability of the sea and even the region at large.

    However, the U.S., Japan, and Australia issued a joint declaration, pointing fingers at China on the South China Sea issue. The declaration goes against the efforts of China-ASEAN cooperation to maintain peace and stability in the region, making trouble for the China-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting.

    It is not the first time for the three countries to do so. Last year they issued a joint statement during the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, hyping up the South China Sea issue and inciting regional tension.

    Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi refuted the joint statement, saying that the three countries should support the efforts by China and ASEAN in implementing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea and the settlement of the dispute through dialogue and consultation by countries directly concerned if they truly want stability in the region. Wang added it was the time to test whether they are peacekeepers or troublemakers.

    However, these three countries started making more trouble this year. They tried to dip their hands in the process of peaceful settlement of the South China Sea issue in an even more obvious manner, releasing negative signals to the world.
    As a result, Wang once again wondered whether some countries are unwilling to see the stabilized situation in the South China Sea or whether further stabilization does not conform to the interests of these countries.

    It seems like that these countries, which are located outside of the region, are determined to be troublemakers in the South China Sea. It has become an uncommon “norm” for the issue. ... "

    Full Source: http://en.people.cn/n3/2017/0811/c90883-9254413.html
    (my bold)

    Anyone remember the "shirtfront Putin" scandal at the Brisbane G20 in 2014, the aim was to "isolate" Putin, but it backfired and it was us who were isolated...
    http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/20...iculture-imports-australia-rural-reax/5657326
    http://www.smh.com.au/business/russian-food-ban-to-hit-meat-dairy-export-prices-20140811-102mmq.html
    Last edited by kjhaze: 20/09/17
 
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