Second of all, there is no more anti-CCP than Australia. Why do you thing the CCP media and Xi attack Australia almost everyday in the media or giving speeches. Why do you think that the CCP has put the boycotts on so many agriculture products, including wine, and things like coal? It backfired on them because they had so many Aussie ships backed up with coal in the Chinese ports, as they wouldn't accept them, so now they have a crisis in energy.https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3130109/china-australia-relations-whats-happened-over-past-year-and
Our Prime Minister took a strong stand against China over the origins of the Covid virus. In the meantime I just read where your own facist government led by your “star president”, Biden has stopped the investigation. Also, because of the Chinese treat to Taiwan and Australia, we entered the agreement with the USA, Japan and the UK to get our first nuclear subs, which is huge cultural step for this country. It is hilarious to see FR’s talk about Australia supporting the CCP, when your own President and family is owned by the CCP and according, the USA is owned now by the CCP as long as you have Biden in power.
Australia is in the Solomon precisely to try and stop the influence from the CCP, as we have also being trying to do with Papua New Guinea. The CCP is trying to build a “fish fleet harbor” in south PNG, only a few miles from norther Australia. The only problem, is there isn't any major fishing in that area, it is a navy base they want to build. The CCP is pouring money into these poor island nations, and Australia is trying to stop their influence. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202107/1227658.shtml
As reported just a few days ago by the BBC, one of Australia's largest telephone providers, Telstra, is buying Digitel Pacific, to keep the CCP from getting it. The CCP has been trying to broadcast and infiltrate all the islands, as well as Australia. At least we outed them here in Australia, especially in the universities and have kicked out many of CCP spies out of Australia. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-59033485
Obviously you do not keep up with Aussie news, as you would know there has been a huge flareup between the Chinese ambassador for the CCP in Australia who kept bashing the conservative government. He left and now we just got a new one from the CCP. The CCP has imprisoned Australian journalist and all Aussie journalists, have escaped from China, except for those imprisoned.
I know you cannot trust the AP, but most people in Australia believe we are in a “Cold War” with China, and with Biden in power, we don't have any trust in the US now has the backbone to support Taiwan or any pacific island.
Meant to add a last link as I mentioned the AP and referencing the “Cold War” we are having with the Chinese https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business-australia-asia-pacific-economic-cooperation-new-zealand-eed7ad1cc737b5a771845647e31496ef and another from the Air University https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/JIPA/Display/Article/2743886/the-chinaaustralia-cold-war-unpacking-national-security-concerns-and-great-powe/
We post articles here from both liberal and conservative sites so that we can know What the opposition is saying.
“Know your enemy”
Posting an article here does not mean you agree with it.
Without this article posted here we never would have gotten your insightful response from Australia, Which I thank you for.
There are Aussies and Kiwis who love freedom and those who love the CCP IMHO.
Mr. Morrison is not for the CCP but Laborites like Mark McGowan in Western Australia are.
The Solomons sold out to Beijing for money in 2019.
Hopefully the situation will change there in the coming months.
I think the people protesting against the pro-Beijing government in Solomon Islands have it right and hope Australia’s military power has a say in changing the equation away from the CCP.