Peter Varghese’s swipe at China
Peter Varghese’s article takes a totally unneccesary swipe at China. China may be a one-party state, but it has managed to lift its population out of the depths of poverty into a modern welfare state. He may not like China’s authoritarian regime (neither do I, by the way), but a huge majority of Chinese citizens elected it and it has the respect of most of its population. On the other side, America is rapidly evolving into a rogue state where “might is right” and “money is king” are the only criteria that matter.
I am not a military expert, but to me the fact that we have become America’s bumboy frightens the hell out of me. It is naive to think we are protected by the US. This is only the case as long as America needs us (Pine Gap, Exmouth, etc.). If for some reason those are no longer needed, Australia will be dropped like a hot potato. We are happy to pour (so far totally unjustified) billions of dollars into America’s defense industries in the (probably vain) hope of getting some nuclear submarines. in the 2040s. And should we get them, what then? Attack China?
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