This is how out of touch is Labor and Anthony Albanese. As the CCP launched its economic war on Australia last week with demands to end our democracy:
Anthony Albanese was not only busy being silent, he was busy doing this:
Returned to @Sydney_Uni for opening of superb Chau Chak Wing museum tonight – arts, history and culture being celebrated by a great institution pic.twitter.com/LhGGCqzlcD
— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) November 16, 2020
Readers will recall that Chau Chak Wing is the billionaire who successfully sued Domain and the ABC into silence after allegations of CCP-linked bribery and corruption.
What a terrific metaphor for the state of the ALP vis-a-vis China. Via Xinhua last week:
Facts are crystal clear. It is the anti-China forces in Australia that disrupt the good development momentum of bilateral practical cooperation, infringe on the interests of people from both countries and damage Australia’s own image and credibility. Smearing China will only further expose their hypocrisy.
For quite some time, the Australian side has flagrantly violated the basic norms of international relations with provocative words and deeds on issues concerning China’s core interests, which has greatly impaired the mutual trust between the two sides.
Australian politicians who have rich experience with China such as former Prime Minister Paul Keating, former Foreign Minister Bob Carr and former Ambassador to China Geoff Raby also warned the current Australian government of the way it engages with China.
“Rich” experience indeed. Never mind the Australian people:
