Author Archives: Gregory Clark

Gregory Clark

About Gregory Clark

Gregory Clark began his career in Australia’s Department of External Affairs, with postings to Hongkong and Moscow. Resigning in 1965 to protest Australia’s participating in the Vietnam War he moved to Japan, becoming emeritus president of Tama University in Tokyo and vice-president of the pioneering Akita International University. He continues to live in Japan.

Spies are often the ‘second eleven’

By Gregory Clark | On 10 September 2020

 When the full history of Australia’s slide into McCarthyite hysteria over China is written there should be special mention of the role of our spy organizations – ASIO and ASIS in particular.  As someone who has worked over the years … Continue reading →

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It was the threat of Soviet invasion, not the bombs that drove Japan’s surrender.

By Gregory Clark | On 24 August 2020

The 75th Pacific War end anniversary has revived once again the debate over whether the US in 1945 had to resort to nuclear bombings to force Japan’s surrender. The global anti-nuclear movement has long used the horror of those bombings … Continue reading →

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Hysteria over China.

By Gregory Clark | On 30 July 2020

Despite decades of contact, something in the Australian DNA makes it impossible to think rationally about China.

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Lies and distortions about western policies in Asia. The media and the Tiananmen massacre myth – part 2

By Gregory Clark | On 10 July 2020

We are told that on the night of June 3, 1989, there was a massacre of protesting students in Beijing’s iconic Tiananmen Square. The New York Times story reduced Bob Hawke to tears – troops with machine-guns mowing down hundreds … Continue reading →

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Lies and distortions about western policies in Asia: The Sino-Indian frontier dispute. Part 1 of 2

By Gregory Clark | On 9 July 2020

Most governments lie and distort, sometimes blatantly.  For me, one of the worst examples has been over the hostilities along the Sino-Indian frontier.  I give details since I was once personally involved. 

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GREGORY CLARK. The anniversary of 1971 Pingpong Diplomacy

By Gregory Clark | On 5 June 2020

The 50th anniversary of perhaps the most important event Australia’s relations with Asia, or even in its history, was barely noticed when it passed this month.

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