Writing in the Australian newspaper on Feb. 24, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd accused the Turnbull government of its China policy, saying it had "changed from an advocate to a McKinsey." Rudd said Turnbull did not formulate a correct China policy to deal with Sino-Australian relations.
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
When Rudd became Australia`s prime minister, he advocated a "third way" to deal with Sino-Australian relations. In his 24 th article, he outlined his medium-term economic and security response to China`s rise.
Rudd said China was trying to increase its international influence, including in Australia. But other countries are also seeking to increase their influence in Australia.
The question is not whether China is seeking influence in Australia. The real question is how much China`s influence has increased, and whether it has maintained a normal, healthy, balanced bilateral relationship between China and Australia while increasing, and to what extent this relationship can be managed. And still can advance our common interests, and I believe we can do it. " Rudd points out in the article.
Rudd pointed out sharply that Turnbull had changed from a one-China defender to a McCarthyist, due to the weakness of his domestic political position, especially in the eyes of the Australian public that he was not only unassertive. It has lagged behind in 27 polls in a row.
Kevin Rudd, who is trying to address many of the country`s political problems by using concerns about China`s influence, is the real public policy issue facing the Australian government.
His statement was echoed by Andrew Rob (Andrew Robb), the former trade minister of Turnbull, who called on the current prime minister, Mr Turnbull, to downplay anti-China rhetoric.
In his article, Rudd accused Turnbull of using the term "McCarthyism" to deal with China.
"our government approved and implemented such a strategy through the Cabinet." "it provides a balanced framework for maximizing opportunities and addressing related challenges between China and Australia," Rudd wrote. China has a strategy to deal with us, which is why we have developed a strategy to deal with them. "
By contrast, Turnbull moved from one extreme to the other, from counsel to adversary. But there is indeed a middle road to dealing with China. If Turnbull is really interested, I`d be happy to authorize him to read our policy. " Rudd wrote.
Rudd points out that Turnbull has three responsibilities in the failure of formulating China policy. Firstly, Turnbull uses so-called data and evidence to prove that Australia is one of the new major threats from China to a certain extent. Secondly, Turnbull believes that the current Australian law is not sufficient to address this issue;
Finally, he raised the issue with broader consequences for Australian civil liberties.
A while ago, Australian media reported that China had been classified as an "extreme threat" by the Australian Intelligence Agency, and that Australia had unfairly targeted a very diverse large Chinese community in Australia. Many Chinese in Australia have also suffered varying degrees of injury. In response, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said that if individuals on the Australian side regard millions of people travelling between China and Australia every year as spies as well as overseas Chinese in Australia, don`t they have to feel nervous and anxious?
