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Originally posted by fooffstarr
I'm hoping that Labor pull through and hopefully under Rudd we might cut ties with the US a little and move out on our own. Associate more with South East Asia.
If we get a strong relationship with China now, it will benefit in the future, considering they are a long way on the road to becoming the next world superpower.
Originally posted by mazzroth
Correct, The Chinese ( been civilized for 4000+ years ) don't regularly invade coutries or threatend to Nuke. They eventually will be an Uber-Power financially and militarily and they bargain fairly on exports without the bullying tactics that we are accustomed with the US.
Originally posted by XphilesPhan
what kind of crap is this? Taiwan, Tibet, any of these places ring a bell? And who has the US threatened to nuke since WW2?
Originally posted by mazzroth
Correct, The Chinese ( been civilized for 4000+ years ) don't regularly invade coutries or threatend to Nuke. They eventually will be an Uber-Power financially and militarily and they bargain fairly on exports without the bullying tactics that we are accustomed with the US.
Originally posted by foxywhiskers
Wishing Johnny Howard would crawl out of the orrifice he is in and start banning some of the filthy Yankie sex selling barely clad film clips that are on our TV stations for our kids to view.. these superstar performers have body guards and houses with mega securtity.. its our kids on the street imitating the look and being raped.
Originally posted by mojo4sale
I dont have a problem with treaty's and agreements between our 2 countries if our govt makes decisions based on mutual benefit. I dont see us as being subservient but rather stuck in a comfortable relationship and only just starting to realise that it is mostly one sided.
Closer relationships with China is a greater economic benefit to Australia than the US is going forward.
The tariffs and restrictions imposed on our exports by US markets far outweigh any benefits.
Asian markets are the key to our growth and continued development in the global economy whether we like it or not.
If the US has not recognised this yet they may find that under a different govt here that our loyalties may soon be changing due to economic and public opinion pressures, because guaranteed China and other Asian markets are keen for our resources and will offer greater rewards than the US is.
Correct, The Chinese ( been civilized for 4000+ years ) don't regularly invade coutries or threatend to Nuke. They eventually will be an Uber-Power financially and militarily and they bargain fairly on exports without the bullying tactics that we are accustomed with the US.
China is already Australia’s second-largest merchandise export market and our goods exports grew by more than 39 per cent in 2005-06 to $18.1 billion.
Our services exports to China grew by more than 13 per cent in 2005-06 making China our fourth largest services market.
China is now Australia’s second-largest trading partner overall.
www.dfat.gov.au...
Originally posted by crgintx
I find it so ironic that any Aussie would complain about having their culture ruined by the Americans after their annihilation of the Aborigine culture which was more that 40,000 year old when the English invaders arrived in the 1800's.
Originally posted by crgintx
I find it so ironic that any Aussie would complain about having their culture ruined by the Americans after their annihilation of the Aborigine culture which was more that 40,000 year old when the English invaders arrived in the 1800's.
Originally posted by mazzroth
www.news.com.au...
Its interesting that out of people who commented on there, an Australian who served on a ship in Timor made an interesting fact. Bill Clinton didn't want to help the Aussies out one bit until an advisor mentioned that Australia had supported every American war since WW1.
Looks like help only goes one when you deal with the American Military.
Scroll down to "Posted by: Bullwinkle Moose of Brisneyland" to see the comment.
[edit on 7-2-2007 by mazzroth]