Ex-PM Blasts “US Supplicant” Australia’s China Policy, Malaysia Calls To See China Rise With Empathy – News18

Former Australian PM Paul Keating has slammed his country’s China policy and accused the foreign minister of rattling “the China can.” Keating, in his remarks at a summit in Melbourne, argued that Southeast Asian nations did not kowtow to the US’ bidding to contain China. He also accused Canberra of “buying US hegemony” in the region and warned that other nations were not interested in the same thing.Keating made the remarks during a speech at Asean-Australia special summit in Melbourne which focused attention on Asean’s foreign policy of China.