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The next government must wage a major public education campaign on China’s regional influence - and beyond : Comments
By Jeffrey Wall, published 20/5/2022The Australian Government, principally through DFAT, has done a really poor job educating the Australian community on our regional relationships. and China's direct and growing challenge to our presence and influence.
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Throwing more money at the region is very limited by a debt burden already topping a trillion! And the need to spend on our defense in record amounts.
If cargo cult administrations want to do deals with the devil we cannot be blackmailed to throw money at compromised leaders.
Moreover, such aid as we do give needs to go to the regions and not compromised leaders. As for the education of Australians, it needs to be laser focused and within our means!
The Chinese people are not the evil regime that is the (we want to rule the world) CCP
Alan B.