There's been continued postings on this forum from some
people who see China's rise as a global power a
threat to Australian white identity and our political
system.

There are new flows of people, ideas, and capital, between
China and Australia. Our cities are certainly changing.
Apartments are taking over many of our cities. People
are questioning the need to adapt to this new reality.

Anti Asian sentiment appears to be on the rise, especially
during this recent COVID-19 pandemic.

I thought it might be interesting to get people's reactions
to this and what they see (if anything) happening around
them. Should we be concerned? And is China really such a
threat to us and our way of life?

We should remember that the Chinese have been here for
generations. Why the sudden fears now?

Sorry folks - the title of this discussion has
been dropped, ( I presume in error).

It should have read - "CHINA - An Asian Invasion?"

Or words to that effect

Hi Foxy,

I'll be happy to be the first to respond with this article by Stan Grant today:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-05/china-and-us-on-collision-course-lessons-from-history/12415316

Mr O,

Thank You for Stan Grant's link.

It does sound ominous.

The Lowy Institute Poll was released today (Sunday 5th July) and
it containes a mixed set of findings on Australia's relationship
with its largest trading partner - China.

They tell us that most Australians, that is - approx. 77%, see
China as more of an economic partner to Australia than a
military threat (15%), and that about an equal number (73%)
want Australia to develop closer relations with China as it grows
in influence.

So there you go. A mixed bag indeed. And to make things even
more complicated we're told that according to the poll - 70%
of Australians say the government allows "too much" investment
in Australian residential real estate with China. They resent
the prices of homes being so high.

Although perceptions of a military threat paid by China appear
to have eased this year, yet some say that it could be likely that
China will become a military threat in the next 20 years.
And others saying that Australia should be firm to resist
China's aggression in our region, and threats, and to stand firm.

Australia's views on China appear to be very mixed.
It all depend on who you speak to.

Foxy,

The poll figures you have cited tell me that most of the people polled are thinking with their pockets and are willing to turn a blind eye to Chinese aggression and threats as long as they can make a buck.

I think we saw an example of this when Andrew Forrest was able to get his CCP mate into Greg Hunt's press conference and got him up on the podium to lecture Australia's politicians about the consequences of bad mouthing the Chinese.

I would also like to see a detailed breakdown of the people polled to see if there was bias in the sample group.

For example, on the day of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 there were 420,000 people in the Hawaiian Islands of which 142,000 were Japanese (33%). What if a poll had been taken a few weeks before the attack asking if America should develop closer ties with Japan and 77% of respondents replied YES because every Japanese respondent would have thought it to be disloyal to their ancestral homeland to say NO.

Do you follow what I'm getting at? Did a disproportionately number of Chinese respond to the poll vis-a-vis other ethnic groups?

One can always put bias into a survey if one is looking for a particular answer to a problem. You need to be careful when reading statistics.

Mr O,

Of course surveys and polls cannot be taken as gospel.
But they are used regularly by researchers and the
Lowy Institute is a reputable organisation. Their
polls are often said to be accurately representative
of the population.

Anyway, it simply showed the mixed bag that is out there
regarding China. And I would assume that this was a pretty
accurate reading.