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In your opinion is the call out of Australia/China a valid comparison to Ukraine/Russia?
by hulahoof 7y ago
In your opinion is the call out of Australia/China a valid comparison to Ukraine/Russia?
- AlexCoventry 7y agoIt's purely soft-power influence, so far. It's documented in detail here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Invasion_(book) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Invasion_(book)
- hulahoof 7y agoThanks for the link I'll have to get my hands on a copy. Edit: I read the preface and I had no idea about the disgusting behaviour exhibited towards the Tibetan protesters in Canberra as the Beijing torch passed through[1]. I'm on my way to work and it is actually making me feel ill. [1] https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2n1fjt https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2n1fjt
- AndrewKemendo 7y agoNot entirely. China isn't imperialistic in the same fashion as Russia. That said there are parallels in terms of power dynamics within ASEAN certainly when compared with the Caucasus.