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Ex-Australia Leader Urges Country to Avoid Military Conflict With China Over Taiwan
https://www.msn.com new ^ | 11/11/2021 | Darragh Roche

Posted on 11/11/2021 11:44:35 AM PST by RomanSoldier19

Edited on 11/11/2021 12:27:53 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]

Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has warned that his country should not be drawn into a conflict with China over Taiwan and has no obligation to assist if U.S. forces launch an attack over the disputed island.

Keating, who was prime minister from 1991 to 1996, told Australia’s National Press Club that China was not a “contiguous threat” to his country.


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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: australia; ccp; china; coward; keating; taiwan
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1 posted on 11/11/2021 11:44:35 AM PST by RomanSoldier19
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To: RomanSoldier19
Keating added that Australia would have no obligation to assist the U.S. if the country went to war with China over Taiwan.

And the US has no obligation to Australia if China decides to invade them.

Not to worry if China wants Taiwan Biden will serve it up on a silver plater for his customary 10%.

2 posted on 11/11/2021 11:51:09 AM PST by usurper ( version )
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To: usurper

If The Australian government doesn’t care for the freedom of its own people why would it fight to defend the freedom of Taiwanese?


3 posted on 11/11/2021 11:52:32 AM PST by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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To: RomanSoldier19

When the Chinese galleons appear off their shores they will wish they had back all those semi-auto rifles they destroyed.


4 posted on 11/11/2021 11:53:06 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar (4th time in FB prison this year. Reason? I wrote a quick synopsis of why I was in the last 3 times.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

do you want those words carved on yer grave stone when the chins turn their eyes toward you and we say good luck???


5 posted on 11/11/2021 11:53:54 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: usurper

What has Taiwan done for itself since 1949? The SORKS could beat the Norks hands down.


6 posted on 11/11/2021 11:53:57 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: RomanSoldier19

Given the way the Aussie government is going, a Chinese take over will not make much diff anyway. Only the dictator in charge will change names.

And bonus, they’ll be much closer to the next Wu Flu breakout.

Oh well, we are not far behind them.


7 posted on 11/11/2021 12:13:35 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: RomanSoldier19

I’m this fight I would be for the least oppressive and more free gov…. And that would be China.


8 posted on 11/11/2021 12:40:46 PM PST by Levy78
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To: RomanSoldier19

Thanks for nothing, Aussies!


9 posted on 11/11/2021 1:00:40 PM PST by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing obamacare is worse than obamacare itself)
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To: RomanSoldier19

Keating has been sold out to ChiComs for a long time.


10 posted on 11/11/2021 1:08:35 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: usurper

Keating added that Australia would have no obligation to assist the U.S. if the country went to war with China over Taiwan.

And the US has no obligation to Australia if China decides to invade them.

In his eyes ANZUS means nothing.

He is in fact a traitor to Australia.


11 posted on 11/11/2021 1:10:38 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Peculiar question. What have we done for ourselves since 1949?


12 posted on 11/11/2021 1:46:17 PM PST by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
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To: RomanSoldier19

China could overrun Oz in about 24 hours if they really wanted to.


13 posted on 11/11/2021 1:47:40 PM PST by Antoninus (Republicans are all honorable men.)
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To: usurper
Keating is an old washed-up politician who is about as mentally sharp as Biden. Our current Prime Minister has already sharply attacked him about this comments. This is nothing new for Keating. He is a far left commie who sold out to the China years ago.
14 posted on 11/11/2021 2:12:42 PM PST by Aussiebabe
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To: mrmeyer

If I remember, just a few days ago, the White House took back Biden’s comments that the USA would defend Taiwan. I have no doubt the USA now is so weak, and its military is so depressed, that if China invaded Taiwan today, Biden would say a few strong words and then do nothing.


15 posted on 11/11/2021 2:15:08 PM PST by Aussiebabe
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar
As I have posted many times, there are more guns, including semi-automatics, now in the hands of Aussies, than before the restrictions. The average gun owner has about doubled the number of guns they own. It just the casual city people who gave up their guns and they would be useless, anyway.
16 posted on 11/11/2021 2:17:54 PM PST by Aussiebabe
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To: RomanSoldier19

I guess the Australians need to hold their own troops in reserve for use against their own recalcitrant population.


17 posted on 11/11/2021 3:02:51 PM PST by Gritty (We're never gonna know how safe the vaccine is (for kids) until we start giving it-DrRuben,FDA Panel)
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To: Aussiebabe
If I remember, just a few days ago, the White House took back Biden’s comments that the USA would defend Taiwan

If would be a mistake to trust anything the illegitimate Biden regime says or does. If they were a newspaper, they would have a section dedicated to daily retractions.

18 posted on 11/11/2021 3:10:46 PM PST by JesusIsLord
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To: Antoninus

C post 1


19 posted on 11/11/2021 3:32:13 PM PST by RomanSoldier19 (Game over, man! Game over! ; : rem ad triarios redisse is)
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To: Aussiebabe

When was he PM?


20 posted on 11/11/2021 4:32:13 PM PST by robowombat (Orthodox )
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