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2022-05-29 Down Under

Australia battles to stop TEN Pacific islands signing security deals with China after Samoa and the Solomons both form partnerships with Beijing

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-05-29 07:35|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top
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#1 China's bold move in Australia's backyard that could create MAJOR security issues – after striking controversial pact with the Solomon Islands

Posted by Skidmark 2022-05-29 07:37|| 2022-05-29 07:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Heaven forfend nations make decisions that are in their own national interest. Remember the public freakouts when we Americans tried it?

For those who don't know, Australia has a long history of shoddy and high-handed treatment of these ocean nations.

Posted by Bertie Lumumba1577 2022-05-29 10:23|| 2022-05-29 10:23|| Front Page Top

#3 I lost all respect for Australia when their diplomats and spooks got involved in the conspiracy against Trump. At least two of the "Five Eyes" (UK and Australia,) need to be gouged out.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-05-29 10:34|| 2022-05-29 10:34|| Front Page Top

#4 *Shrug* The Sons of Chin bribing barbarian tribes -- how novel!

Posted by magpie 2022-05-29 10:36|| 2022-05-29 10:36|| Front Page Top

#5 If we re-industrialize, stop foreign ownership of agricultural assets, return to energy independence and secure the borders, American prosperity returns and since its mostly a zero-sum game, The Middle Kingdom diminishes. Long term, the impact on the Pacific will effectively reduce these issues to regional, not strategic, level. Its Western Money that feeds the PLA/PLAN/PLAAF and PLA-whatever. When it dries up, the corruption eats itself there first.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2022-05-29 11:09|| 2022-05-29 11:09|| Front Page Top

/\ Just the honest mention and legislation of such action would signal an immediate economic turning point. Hope for the future vs despair.

With reference to #3; could we begin with the CEO of Orbis Business Intelligence, Ltd. ?

Posted by Besoeker 2022-05-29 12:18|| 2022-05-29 12:18|| Front Page Top

#7 Absolutely zero sympathy for AUS. The hypocrisy is sickening. Only "we" can sign security deals, not any other country.

FVEY gang...each country is completely filthy, and they reared their ugly heads during the covid.

Posted by DooDahMan 2022-05-29 12:43|| 2022-05-29 12:43|| Front Page Top

#8 While I like the average Aussie there is some Past History from the Colonial Days. I read some books on WW2 in the SE Pacific and they noted in passing some of the "charming" behavior of Aussie/British planters in Papua New Guinea and the islands. A full day of hard labor in the copra plantations (well, as far as what a 'hard day' meant there *cough*) would be paid for by a few tobacco cigarettes. When the American GIs blew through and gave cigarettes away it made a lasting impression... (The Cargo Cult movement was a side effect).

TL/DR: There is some cynicism and ill will left from the Colonial years among the natives...

Posted by magpie 2022-05-29 13:47|| 2022-05-29 13:47|| Front Page Top

#9 Same backyard problems we have.

Posted by Dale 2022-05-29 18:16|| 2022-05-29 18:16|| Front Page Top

#10 Fuck the Australian GOVERNMENT! We all saw how they did and are still treating their own people over the covid bullshit. Can't blame the Island nations taking up for themselves.

Posted by Chris 2022-05-29 20:48|| 2022-05-29 20:48|| Front Page Top

#11 So they're going to side with the people whose labs made the virus?

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2022-05-29 22:45|| 2022-05-29 22:45|| Front Page Top

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