- 17 Oct 2013 21:25
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It is interesting that australia drastical changed its foreign policy within weeks with its new government.
Japan was for decades the strongest ally of Australia in the region. That changed drastical in the last 10 years. Australia more and more shifted towards China. The labor government under rudd and gillard were extremly hostile towards Japan and favored China. We did notice increasing hateful politics against Japan. One was that propaganda war against whaling and attacking Japan for it. Another was that Australia favored chinese corporations in contracts. It culimated in racist TV commercials against japanese people.
But Australia has a new government now and their PM changed the foreign relations 180°
Abbott called Japan Australias closest ally in Asia.
http://japandailypress.com/australias-p ... a-1037482/
Japan was for decades the strongest ally of Australia in the region. That changed drastical in the last 10 years. Australia more and more shifted towards China. The labor government under rudd and gillard were extremly hostile towards Japan and favored China. We did notice increasing hateful politics against Japan. One was that propaganda war against whaling and attacking Japan for it. Another was that Australia favored chinese corporations in contracts. It culimated in racist TV commercials against japanese people.
But Australia has a new government now and their PM changed the foreign relations 180°
Abbott called Japan Australias closest ally in Asia.
http://japandailypress.com/australias-p ... a-1037482/