Via the AFR onSilent Invasion:
The book by professor Clive Hamilton, which was controversially pulled by publisher Allen & Unwin last year, is now expected to hit the shelves by March after the author reportedly found a new publisher. Fairfax Media also reported this week that there was also a move to have the book published under parliamentary privilege.
Asked about whether he was concerned Mr Hamilton’s book would impact Australia-China relations, a Foreign Ministry spokesman on Tuesday reiterated earlier calls for Australia to abandon what he called an “ideological bias”.
“Recently we have made our position clear on the irresponsible remarks in relation to China by certain people in Australia time and again,” the spokesman said at a regular press briefing in Beijing.
“We hope the Australian side will abandon the cold-war mentality and ideological bias, stop making irresponsible remarks and work with China to promote the sound and steady development of China-Australia relations on the basis of mutual trust, equality and mutual benefit.”
Hear, hear. Then stop trying distort democratic process. China protests way too much about this stuff, making it look very guilty, thin-skinned and, frankly, inept.
Great powers talk softly and carry a big stick not the other way around.
