Excellent article!
And yes, so disappointing that Labor refuse to stand up to the US and to chart an independent foreign policy and defence position. We should not be endlessly and aggressively talking up the China threat. We should not be part of the provocative and unnecessary AUKUS alliance. We do not need to gift billions of dollars to US defence contractors and weapons manufacturers to produce nuclear-powered subs and unmanned warships for the purpose of patrolling Chinese waters. We should not have US military bases and troops on our soil. The US is using Australia as a spearhead in its Pivot to Asia campaign to threaten and contain China. And unfortunately, Australian governments (with the exception of Whitlam and to some extent Keating) have been too stupid to realise they’re being played.

Stand up to the US? We should standing BY the US much more than we are now if we don’t want to be toast. Donald Trump won't tolerate Albanese’s sh-t.

The USA has many problems, they are in deep trouble and are certainly not saints, but that does not warrant or render true this article of false and unabated Chinese propaganda.

FREE TIBET!

Bronwyn
That reply is one sad & frightening example of some saturation hood-winked Woke !

"The China-initiated Belt and Road Initiative is a proven success. "

Is this a comedy piece? The recent conflict in the middle east was probably planned by Russia to draw focus from its unprovoked attempted terrorist takeover of Ukraine. Were it not for the only political terrorist in the United States, Donald Trump, Ukraine would not be denied military support to defend itself against Russia's genocidal barbarism, supported with military hardware from BRICS nations, including a secret shipment of artillery shells from RSA.

There's money to be made from hypocrisy & peoples' suffering. Indoctrinated & indoctrinating journalists are big winners in that insidious game.