China American Cold War

Via Ray Dalio, formerly of Bridgewater.

Either the AFR has no idea what is going on or it is a figleaf for Beijing.

Europe’s cheese-eating surrender monkeys are back: French President Emmanuel Macron has sparked outrage after saying Europe should reduce its dependency on the United States and avoid getting involved in any conflict between Washington and Beijing over Taiwan.

The Labor capitulation to the China kowtow is complete: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese could visit Beijing in September and October, according to sources close to the Chinese and Australian governments.

Never ask a businessman about geopolitics.

One of Australia’s greatest China friends is on the hustings: Dr Forrest also said it had been important to get the message across that Australia’s $360bn investment in nuclear-powered submarines was for defensive purposes and would not be used to attack China.

Hugh White is exactly right.

Some of you probably think I’m going to write about tax.

Albo’s idiots are lying: The Australian government will have complete control over the Virginia-class submarines it plans to buy from the United States with Defence Minister Richard Marles rejecting any suggestion a deal has been done with America that the boats would be used in a war over Taiwan.

What an entertainer Pauk Keating is!

The propaganda around AUKUS is something to behold.

I’ve given James Curran a fearful time for China-biased stances over the years.

The mind boggles at the combination Paul Xiting and John Menaxiu.

Peter Costello’s Ninefax is dropping the China bomb in a new series aimed at lifting awareness of Australia’s ill-preparedness for an imminent conflict.

Let’s all pretend it’s not China: Federal police are ramping up the fight against foreign interference operations in Australia’s multicultural communities, amid concerns the problem is both under-reported and widespread.

So says some goose: “The United States is not preparing to go to war against China.

Via pollster YouGov.

The Albanese Government talks tough on China: Anthony Albanese says it is likely he would have pursued the Aukus agreement had Labor been in power during the Morrison era because the bonds between the three nations are enduring, and defence officials would have supplied the same advice.

The chip war on China is the first step in Western containment of that nation.

It’s like our media is retarded: China will hold high-level trade talks with Australia in coming weeks, according to state media, boosting hopes that it will pave the way for the easing of some of Beijing’s $20 billion tariffs on Australian exports.

Japan is going to turn itself into the unsinkable aircraft carrier of democracy off the Chinese coast.

Deutsche with a handy backgrounder.

Kevin07 continued his rewrite of Australian history in another oration late last week: If humanity is to avoid a bloody war over Taiwan, we all need a clear understanding of what such a confrontation might actually look like.