tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post1255087769823604048..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Australia bows to the Dragon ThroneMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-54077341497737163802017-06-16T00:36:22.130+08:002017-06-16T00:36:22.130+08:00When Australia is living with Chinese money and ye...When Australia is living with Chinese money and yet they insult China and invite Taiwan. This is totally unacceptable. Australia should not have dared to invite Taiwan without Chinese permission. Sooner or later they will pay for this behavior. China always takes its revenge sooner or later.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-39488019846063946672017-05-05T05:10:36.668+08:002017-05-05T05:10:36.668+08:00News organisations here are absolutely pathetic wh...News organisations here are absolutely pathetic when it comes to China/Taiwan coverage. And unfortunately, The Sydney Morning Herald, once a high quality publication, is a faint shadow of its former self. Two days ago its parent company, Fairfax, laid off 125 staff – a quarter of its editorial workforce.<br /><br />On a brighter note, The Australian has some positive Taiwan coverage. One politician, James Paterson, is calling for closer relations with Taiwan, based on 'shared liberal democratic values'. Paterson was part of a delegation that recently visited, and met President Tsai.:<br /><br />http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/senator-james-paterson-calls-for-closer-relations-with-taiwan/news-story/dba515763a4178d31b38c85460f2d30a<br />Matt Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256628205245942206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-44152286231133367712017-05-04T09:58:22.960+08:002017-05-04T09:58:22.960+08:00Clearly, these types of international meetings sho...Clearly, these types of international meetings should not be held in Australia in the future. If the nations of the world actually care about the real problem-solving purposes of these meetings (in this case conflict diamonds), why do hosts nations allow China to so easily hijack, subvert and pervert the whole purpose of the meetings?? I recall that the WHO was similarly guilty during the SARS crisis.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882498887460172298noreply@blogger.com