10 November

Paul Keating said something today that reminded me how racist and patronising we can be. Our current constant pile-on, on China. How it’s been extending its reach in the South China Sea, building new islands etc. As Keating points out, the US Navy has been moored 13 miles off China for years. Imagine if the Chinese navy moored 13 miles off the US Coast, and just sat there, for years. Bullying, anyone? The Chinese want to push the Americans away from their coastline.