Paul Keating addresses the National Press Club on Australia's strategic framework
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- Former Prime Minister Paul Keating in conversation with Laura Tingle on Australia's strategic framework.
Join us at the National Press Club of Australia for a hybrid event, as Paul Keating joins Laura Tingle in conversation from the ABC studios in Ultimo. Journalists, corporate partners, members, and guests will watch and asks questions of Mr Keating from the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra.
Photo credit: Louie Douvis
Paul John Keating was born in Sydney on 18 January 1944. In 1969 Mr Keating was elected to the House of Representatives as the Member for Blaxland. In 1975 he became the youngest ever federal Minister and held the portfolio of Minister for Northern Australia in the Whitlam Cabinet.
Between 1976 and 1983 Mr Keating served in the Opposition Shadow Ministry and was spokesperson for a number of portfolios including agriculture, minerals and energy. During this period Mr Keating was also President of the NSW Branch of the ALP.
When the ALP was returned to Government in March 1983, Mr Keating became Treasurer, a position he held until 1991.
Mr Keating became Prime Minister in December 1991 and led the ALP to a historic fifth term of Government in March 1993. As Prime Minister he continued his progressive reform program which included the establishment of a National Training Authority, a national superannuation scheme to redress low national savings and labour market and training reforms which addressed Australia's long-term unemployment problems.
Other key achievements of the Keating Government included the review of the Sex Discrimination Act, the historic Mabo legislation which recognised the land rights of Australia's indigenous people and the introduction of legislation ensuring protection of endangered species.
Mr Keating raised proposals for constitutional reform to make Australia a Republic. Mr Keating focussed Australian external policy towards the Asian region. He took an active role in the establishment of APEC, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, and initiated its annual leaders' meeting with its commitment to a regional free trade agenda. He also developed strong bilateral links with Australia's neighbours, especially Indonesia.
Following the defeat of the ALP in March 1996, Mr Keating resigned from Parliament. Mr Keating married in 1975. He has four children, Patrick, Caroline, Katherine and Alexandra.
Photo credit: Louie Douvis
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Wow. Aust HAD wise leaders.
Which is why we had to vote him out
@@Coolsomeone234 yeah god forbid we actually vote in someone who knows what they're doing, right?
What a smart and knowledgeable man he is but we see so little of him in national debate. It is our loss.
So wonderful to hear the wisdom of this man. Thank you Paul Keating
He will make a great governor general of Australia when it is a provience of China.
Hat off to Paul Keating, doubt Morrison has same depth of knowledge, and still wondering why Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippine and Singapore not in agreement with Australia involvement in South China Sea. Morrison is simply Sinophobia, hawkish and naive.
Agreed, though it's not just Morrison that is hawkish, it's bi-partisan and if ALP get in, they will follow suit...Just a slightly different approach and reframing of support.
Sadly Oz is well and truly welded to the USA geopolitical worldview and economic system...would PK have made this kind of speech while in office?
Morrison wishes to emulate Trump except he lacks the latter’s method to the madness
Morrison is a Pentecostal Christian who says he thinks God made him PM. Says volumes!
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@ ket You give Morrison too much credit. He’s simply naive, period. 😆
Paut Keating is a firm believer of having a good relationship with China and despite the widespread anti China sentiments in Australia fanned by a hostile press,he had the courage to speak up on this when many who share the same belief are too scared to do so.Paul is known for his expertise in geopolitics and a fearless reputation in facing down adversity. This interview is testament of it and many Australians are proud of him!
China's wolf warrior diplomacy and policy of interference in Australian politics has been the source of our problems with China. You can't blame our newspapers alone.
@@keepitreal2902 Interference in Australian politics by China is a given as all big powers do that.e.g The US is well known for spying on its allies.Wolf Warrior diplomacy by China is mild compared with harsh rhetoric on China coming out from Western countries accusing the country openly as a thief or spy as if their hands are clean!Crucially these are small annoyances which should not be enough for Australia to do what it did,that is,rupturing the relationship totally with both countries treating each other as adversaries even though China is the largest trading partner of Australia.!
The guy is a disgrace! You’d have to be far left and I mean far left or the ABC to support Keating on China!
PS Laura Tingle and her far left views should disqualify her from a job at the ABC!
@@thinkingaloud5379 well said
Keating’s urbane qualities shine when it comes to international political history. Sadly, no politician in our current parliament is either 1. Ready and able to read and comprehend the geopolitics of 18th-21st century politics; or 2. Has the brains to logically ask questions of others and debate in a respectful manner: to listen to the answers. Our Fourth Estate does nothing to dissuade the public from being ignorant. If journalists will not read and listen to the wiser, far more learned elders, then what hope do Joe & Josephine Public have?
Bravo, Keating! A voice of wisdom and knowledge that has been absent from Australian politics and mass media for the last 3 years!
20 years
The PM who called Mahathir a recalcitrant is indeed a brilliant mind on geopolitics. Wow. If only the world had heard more from Mr. Keating these last 26 years! His understanding of China and India is so spot on and his position on China is well balanced. China's poverty eradication efforts made Australia rich and took out inflation for 30 years. But they have never seen themselves as part of Asia. This accidental country that failed to root itself may one day be its own undoing. Poor old China is imploring them to come to their senses but they prefer to stand with the US. This must be the interview that will change Australia's destiny.
Keating shows the way how Aussies could keep this blessed country thriving! How bad there are people who want to throw good life away - and for what?
Paul Keating reminded me yet again why I voted for him at the time. He can see the big picture.
It is also depressing to note the choice we now have between the vote for the morons who will damage our economy by antagonizing our most important trading partner or the morons who will damage it by misguided green policies. I guess history will judge the Hawke/Keating years as a golden age for the quality of Australia's leadership.
Thank God, the man is BACK!
Thank you Mr Keating for your wise words - you made me feel more at home in Australia than I have in the recent years - I missed you. 😢
Right wing "think" tanks imported from the US have done a lot of damage in the last 20 years and the "spooks". I am glad this conversation is happening. So disappointed in the labour parties' lock step with this mad idea. Being a nuclear target as opposed to Chinas trading partner is an altogether frightening state of affairs. I hope this issue is resolved for the better and sanity prevails
Its refreshing to listen to an intellect in the midst of some much political muddleness
Mr. Keating Bravo ! As an Aussie Dual USA Citizen who lives in China for the past 11 years I can honestly say you are spot on. I was here before President Xi took office and it is a dramatically different country for the better since he has taken over. The officials in China wake up in the morning and say "what is it I can do to make the life of the Chinese people harmonious and prosperous?". The Australian officials wake up in the morning and say "what is it I can do for the Americans.?" There are millions of Aussies who need leadership and all they are getting is a born again evangelical who has handed over all policy decisions to the religious right in the USA. When there was all the trouble with Trump I would tell the Chinese people who asked where I was from that I was Australian until it became clear that being Australian in China today is far worse than being an American. Who would have thought that our soft power has declined so much that Australia is no longer considered a friend of China. Thanks for your inspiring talk. You made me feel proud once again that there was some intellectual truth being told with an accent that makes me wanna say ..... she'll be right mate!
It's so enjoyable to listen to him talking about modern histories, geography, international rules and etc. What a wise man! Huge respect to him
what a great wise and wisdom leader for Australia
Mr Keating's sharp, analytical mind, pragmatic approach, wider scope of thinking and knowledge of historic perspective is amazing. Here we have an ex PM who always has Australia's best interest at heart, coming back again to talk sense into the head of current leadership, and chastise the biased and narrow minded Press, We're indeed lucky to have Mr Keating, who is like Singapore's ex PM Mr. Lee Kuan Yeaw, (and both are immensely talented) rising up to guide their country when the need arises; well into their old age. I salute him.
Thanks for bringing in Mr Keating again for his always visionary and holistic view on the world and the Australian national interest with China. Appreciated to see Paul Keating has stayed so updated with the current progressive and or aggressive move in the world.
Yeah I think i'd vote this guy back in if I could.
I m so happy that our PM Paul Keating spoke up to Young Australians about our position, thank you PM Paul
The best way to describe the stupidity of Australia to have 8 submarines to safeguard Australia in China coastal borders as toothpick flowing at the mountains, Paul Keating always strike me by using his word,
And Indonesia too, Australia's most immediate Asian neighbor
Great respect to Keating for informing a neutral and concise and complete views and analysis.
The truth will prevail.
This man is a giant. Now we have a dwarf running Australia down the tube. Taiwan is Chinese territory. It is no business of the West to infringe into the sovereign territory of China. Please do not play the angel.
Thank goodness for a voice against the war mongers in the Australian parliament.
“Local Sydney Genius” gold
Thank you Mr Keating.
Thank you Mr Keating for going public with your strategic views on Australian position in the world. As a Chinese Australian, I solute you on your knowledge and accurate understanding of Chinese history and culture. The ship of Australia has been steered into dark waters by incompetent "leaders". You are the courageous captain and the true leader that we need badly now.
👍👍👍
He is very wise and honest. Whatever Australian government decide and do, it has to make sense. Right now, it makes no sense.
This old guy is sharp..i am impressed
Mr Keating. Even as an ex PM Mr Keating is still very well versed with the current
situation.
It was encouraging to see at least 1 journalist refer to Chinese " assertiveness " instead of the usual conflation with aggression. Journalists are the gatekeepers of language and should know when when they are being played, or keep their own "bias" out of it.
He's like the wonderful wise old grandfather of Australia these days. I could listen to him all day on a whole range of issues.
I concur with you Sheery, absolutely, Paul is a brilliant thinker, there should be more of him in Australia, instead of dopes like moronrisob!!
He has the guts to speak the truth.
A true Aussie statesman!
A wise man indeed....
Paul Keating for Australia first President.a Man with lot’s of Brain,not a corrupt one, the only one that care for Australia.❤️
He's not far from being our very own Joe Biden. Losing it.
@@tikkabrno he is actually more dangerous than sleepy joe
No comparison.
Can you imagine ScoMo knowing anything of history ? No me neither
ScoMo: "How good was Captain Cook?!"
@@YetMoreCupsOfTea lol
Scomo only know snake oil
But he loves the footy lol, still can't get over him bringing a lump of coal into parliament as a prop and saying this is coal it's not scary just look at it.
Morrison know which beach for summer at least
Wow. I was a young child when Paul was PM. But hearing him now I admire him so much.
How come the West don't get leaders like this anymore?
I’m sure there are some lingering in the back ground, the last time a politician in Australia spoke of China in positive terms, ASIO and the AFP took his computers away and the media beat him blue.
@@esplace3023 It's not even about speaking positive about China etc. Mr. Keating's got in-depth historical knowledge with logical thoughts.
I’m wondering too!
He was not a banker
because West is falling
Respect to Paul Keating.
Most comments critique of Paul Keating has been a positive and support of his views of China. My research of Chinese history has been on similar grounds to Paul Keating. The western world lives in of self intimidating fear of China, is it because of its military might or it's ownership of dominate world manufacturing. The Chinese DNA through history shows that China is similar to a self defence course and that is to defend not to attack other nations. China has never built ships to invade or colonise other nations, but many other nations of different cultural backgrounds have.
Chinese people are a nation of hard working and disciplined people. Most Chinese have simple ideas and are now more patriotic than ever before. China of course would defend its country if we're attacked first. Chinese people have given Australia a colourful exciting side of there culture to us, just as the indigenous people of Australia have. Paul Keating has been sorely missed since he retired in the 1990s.
Labor party and liberals need to consult Keating instead of attacking him of China trade relations. They could only be intelligently educated by doing so.
Like the former prime minister of Malaysia once said, Malaysia has been neighbours with China for 2000 years and China has not invaded them. Then Malaysia met the Europeans and were colonised in less than 100 years. It’s clear who’s the aggressive race in the region.
Western countries project onto China what they themselves have done and continue to do to the rest of the world. It says more about the West than China.
Its heartening to read most of the comments are not swallowing what the media and government are spewing out.
Australia could have been in much better position today if we had Paul Keating served for just another few years. He has got the brilliant mind and incredibly wise.
Yes but he was voted out for being “arrogant”. Imagine what voters back then would’ve thought of the current bunch now?!
Ignorance definitely not bliss
@@mgrauvel, I can definitely understand those who see him as an “arrogant”. I thought when he was the Treasurer with Bob Hawks as PM that was when he could achieve the best for Australia not when he was PM. Here is something to think about: if a guy could see clearly, 20-30 years into the future along with brilliant plans to achieve the best outcomes for the country but on the other hand, most people including most of our political leaders, they could only see how can they earn more money today and for our politicians, how could they stay in power after the next election then of course they would see him as an “arrogant”. This is just my own personal opinion.
100!
Keating is very sharp for a 77 years old, Trump at 75 and Biden at 78 can't even remember where they stored their toothbrush. But then again, Australia is currently led by a good Christian who never tells a lie in public. hard to beat that one.
You might think our current leader is a good Christian but going to the church doesn’t make one a goodChristian as living in a stable doesn’t turn one into a horse. It’s what’s in our minds and hearts that counts and the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.
is this a joke?
What you get from listening to Keating: history you never knew, common sense perspective and a lot of foresight
Not to mention awesome buzzwords I can use in the workplace
You took what he said seriously and slurped it all up? 🙄🤦♂️
@@tikkabrno I didn’t slurp it up. I guzzled it through a 1” pipe. What’s your point?
@@johnsean3948 Ning nongs lol
@@enigmaticx326 did you actually listen to what he had to say about China?
Look at the so-called journalists who asked those questions, journalism in Australia has degenerated to a new low level, along with Assusie politics.
Most of the Aussie journalists are on the Murdoch payroll.
Absolutely.
This is from Jon Marshall, University Researcher describing Australian’s media
“Left : Green left Weekly, New Matilda?
Left inclined: The Guardian, Saturday Paper, Crikey.
Centre: ABC, SBS, (moving right under government pressure) The Project on Channel 10, but its full of human interest as well.
Right inclined: Sydney Morning Herald, Channel 7, 9, 10
Right: The Australian, SkyNews, Courier Mail, Daily Telegraph (all other Murdoch sources), AFR, Quadrant.
Of course the Right pretend they are the centre and everyone else is far left. This is standard practice for Murdoch, along with lots of name calling ‘opinion’”
There is NO real journalism with 7,9 & 10 TV. Full of hogwash.
@@kchiew9839 Murdoch will burn in hell for his evil deeds.
@@kchiew9839 Not one of the so called "left/left inclined" publications offers a critique or alternative of or to capitalism. How can they in good faith then be described as "left"? At best they're socially democratic centrists, or centre left.
There is NO leftist MSM in Australia, this is the grift of the RW, to shift the Overton window so far to the right that "centre" becomes "left" and no-one critiques capitalism or the ownership of the means of production.
If Australians won’t listen to reason, then learn the lesson the hard way.
Keating genuinely cares about the interest of Australia. Respect!
Love you Paul Keating to say the truth about Kashmir, human rights violations by Modi. Yes, where is Australia to condemn it, when they are so vocal about muslim ouygurs rights in China. Is it a consistent policy? Question to Mr Morrison
In terms of oratory, Keating is the Australian Churchill, but also better because he’s not a tory.
I wish we had a tory Keating. All our Tories are neocons and Zionists.
SD….Churchill used its military in India to illegally transport tons of food from India to England, just to ensure that sufficient food supply for its own army in England. This resulted in famine in India and ended with deaths of millions of Indians.
@@youfeerich540 True. That's why I specified in terms of oratory.
Thanks Paul Keating for coming to press club
Why we, can't produce this caliba of men any more
Keating has very clear views how things should be done in our foren policy and he is right in everything that he said he is true state man 👍
i made the same comment before i read yours; we can not make the same caliber of men these days. well said :)
We DO have this calibre of men and women today. It's just that the system only allows bozos who are subservient to the USA. If someone like Keating got elected as PM today and he started questioning orders from America (like Whitlam), he'd be ousted in a coup (like Whitlam). See what happened to Kevin Rudd as well.
@@cart172 true
Men and Women of this calibre are found throughout Australia. Our democratic process is subverted after 40 years of neoliberal destruction allowed pond scum like Sky to rise to the surface. Today's elected populists wouldn't even make it as a wart on Menzies arse, let alone Chifley, Whitlam, or Keating's.
insightful, enlightening & above all common sense practical...Mr Keating fully exposed the lack of depth among today's politicians on both sides of the australian political divide
Sadly its not even a divide these days.
Australian politicians and mass media should live up to the ethos of championing free speech, openness and human rights with genuine sincerity and honesty. The dishonesty displayed by most of them are so stark. What is so pitiful is that the climate of shameful misrepresentation and misinformation is prevailing publicly.
Paul was a great leader of Australia. He still has the world vision. He is absolutely right. He knows what is good for Australia.
No he wasn’t - he led Australia into a recession and enabled genocide in East Timor. He was feckless money grubbing disgrace.
I'm staggered by the lack of informed opinion based on some of the questions posed, such as the status of Taiwan's ADIZ, the alleged Xinjiang & Hong Kong human rights. Altho PK did state quite clearly that it's not within Australia's remit to interfere publicly in what are clearly the PRC's internal matters, he could have further added that these allegations are based on Western hearsay like the infamous Adrian Zenz & dodgy 'intel' by ASPI - all of which have been comprehensively exposed as not credible. Furthermore, that twice the number of states (incl Muslim ones) are in support of the PRC's handling of XJ terrorism vs the US clique of apprx 22+ with not one muslim state in this group.
PK was also quite right to point out the double standards, like the lack of concern on the Indian HR abuses of the muslims in Kashmir. It's quite clear that the Aus 'intelligentsia' & media class still uncritically follow the US narrative.
It's refreshing to see that there are still some grounded politicians like PK with a realistic FP worldview.
@SayreHarder No - I stated that whereas there has been no definite proof that HR abuses have been carried out in XJ (all accusations thus far have been proven to be false, insubstantial with no irrefutable evidence - from Adrian Zenz*, ASPI sat photo 'evidence'** & numerous hearsay accusations from ETIM 'witnesses' incl those at the current tribunal in London***) there is def evidence that HR abuses have been carried out in India, & yet there has been no outcry over India but much 'concern' over alleged PRC actions, as shown by Qs posed here to PK - such is the state of Aus establishment media to tow the US line.
* see various Grayzone reports et al
**see Jerry Grey who cycled thru the region twice + a bunch of foreigners who have also travelled across the region (I cannot cite these here as YT gate-keepers will block, from my past experiences) - one such a Pakistani muslim who motor cycled back to Pakistan + see Daniel Dumbrill
*** a few star witnesses have either changed their stories time & again (which version is 'the truth'?), one purporting to be a security guard in a concentration camp but his uniform was shown to be fake & his claimed rank did not add up & even one who claimed she was sexually abused in her latest version of her story but her passport was issued at the time she was supposed to be in prison - fantastical indeed.
Furthermore, why is it that the US, UK, Aus, etc are so bold in their presumption that the PRC is guilty & yet so coy as not to officially visit the region to see for themselves? Numerous expats have done so & none [notwithstanding the BBC who have also been shown up to have used creative filming & editing out of context to misrepresent the true situation] have found any evidence. To the contrary, they have all found a thriving society well rid of the terrorism inflicted on them by ETIM & Wahabi/salafi lunatics.
Separate data [such as life expectancy & prosperity] & the absence of any mass exodus which is typically associated with genocide or mass civil unrest point to the PRC's version as being far more accurate than the propaganda* continually being staged in west media.
*such as 'cultural' genocide, now that even the West accepts that there has been no actual genocide, forced labour in cotton fields, as misreported by the Better Cotton Initiative - latter now gone into hiding when faced with facts to the contrary by the likes of Skechers who did their own unannounced checks & found nothing untoward, etc etc
well said
even supposedly top tier journalists like tingle are hopelessly ignorant on fp issues
The journalists in the room were the same ones who peddled these falsehoods. They have no incentive to change tact. I like how PK effortlessly repudiated their tired talking points about “human rights”, “Taiwan” and “perceived aggression”. But based on the gusto of the Nine reporter who tried to pin PK down with the list of “14 demands”, I doubt many journalists in the room will change their prejudiced and preconceived views about China.
Not to mention Keating is employed by the China Development Bank.
He is a traitor.
Excellent Mr. Keating.
Great analysis by Keating. The comment about Australia trying to find its security from Asia rather than in Asia is spot on. It's a shame he isn't running the country.
If fear of being in Asia was a stock on the share market it would surge in value whenever the conservatives are in power and flatten out with Labor.
I remember PK once said something like, when it's daytime in Australia, it's also daytime in Indonesia and China. In America, they're asleep; meaning Australia should relate more to Asia. A good neighbor is better than a distant (arrogant) relative.
@@fredtan1506 who is our neighbours? Which region is closer to Australia? Does Australia should be quiet when the CCP killing the neighbours, and if you to be quiet, be patience and waiting for your turn?
@@gloriaroberts8031 You see, you're misinformed, misled (fed) with sophisticated fake news, day in and day out, convincing you to fear a country which buys in very large quantities your coal, iron ore, beef, dairy, wine medicines, etc. BTW, China loves Aussie made products! But your leaders are pro US and relentlessly smear China with China bad (Russia, too, bad) propaganda. There are a number of Aussies and Kiwis living and working in China. They'll let you know how much the Chinese love Australia, the Reef, the great outback, the Opera, if you can only view their vlogs.
@@gloriaroberts8031 who are they KILLING? China hadn't participated in a war in over 40 years while US is bombing Yemen and Afghanistan as PK was speaking
I was still a bit of a kid when Paul Keating was Prime Minister. I thought he was good then. Now I am convinced he was good.
I'm convinced now he's no hero. I actually voted for that buffoon.
So great to know that Australia still has great thinkers like former PM , Paul Keating. He is right, Australia should not be dragged into a confrontation,miles across the ocean. Let the Taiwanese and the Chinese solve their own problem , instead of polluting the SCS with the sails of the warships stationing around that region.
As for the Uyghur genocide, their population has grown by 13.55% as opposed to the Han population of 2.5%.
Even Uyghur writing is found on the Renminbi, the Chinese currency. Correct me if I am wrong. When the west settled in Australia, Canada and the US, the indigenous populations went drastically low and in Tasmania to a point of extinction. China is not perfect and has plenty of room for improvements. It’s leaders are Selected on meritocracy and not by popularity. It has long term plans for its people and nation and not focus on how to win the next election or stay in office. Democracy is great in name but carrying out can be a challenge and is not the only system that works. Whether democratic or not, the government who caters for the needs of its majority citizens and welfare of the nation as opposed to only impressing those top 1% or 2% of its population will the choice of any ordinary citizens.
Mr Keating a very wise, knowledgeable and pragmatic politician and a world class leader that many countries' leaders should seek advice from. Australia should be proud of him.
All Australian's should watch this
Please post it to your social media and circulate widely.
Paul has a global vision, a strategic vision. Current "leaders" in Australia are provincial, short-sided and captured by vested interest (e.g., climate action "plan")
Yes, that the word; current leaders are provincial to the bone.
I esp. liked PK’s response to the Nine reporter who comically tried to pin him down on which of the “14 demands” PK would compromise on, and PK responded that the list wouldn’t even be on the table if Aus had a better relationship with China. PK brought the conversation several levels higher from the tactical & transactional to the strategic & long term. All the journos in the room should be ashamed of themselves for missing the forest for the trees.
Well said and great summary.
Quotation marks being the operative word
Most white Aussies wld rather be still in the boonies . Also they think they are genuine west white but simultaneously are also genuine first natives of Australia. Now how do you reason with that kind?
Loved your opinion dear ex Prime Minister. Yes, China needs respect & recognition that they have the right to raise their GDP to $10,000 and lifting their 800m people out of poverty. If that make them world’s largest economy, so be it. Australia should recognize it and give the due respect. I wish were our PM now to save us from this disaster we are in now.
Hi Nur, For several years under Turnbull and Morrison, the language of our politics here has been all working against China, there is no working with China, which is a much better approach.
It’s no wonder China has responded to Australia as it has, if an individual treated me like Morrison and co have treated China, I’d tell them to get lost too, all to negative and fear mongering.
What a remarkable contribution to this country Prime Minister Keating has made. He has always been brilliant in the political sphere and a true visionary for our country and its future.
Paul Keating, a former Australian Prime Minister, is really intelligent and knowledgeable. It is a pity that Australia now lacks such leader.
Listening to Keating makes me wish he is the prime minister instead of Morrison.
Finally a voice of sanity and patriotism.
It wasn't Philippine that brought the case to the arbitration tribunal it was the US with US lawyers who haven't even ratified UNICLOS treaty of the sea - It was't China who sent war ships in response to Philippines it was Taiwan that still recognises the full 11 dash line in SCS - China has a 9 dash line after resolution of dispute with Vietnam
Not to mention the judges are japanese nationals bought by the US, the defendant was absent, the 'court room' was a hired venue and the prceedings occured in the night. Very fishy and ruling is already determined before it even started, not that there is any legitimacy anyway.
More than 20 years since he quitted politics, still a legend.
Excellent presentation by a wise Statesman and a great leader with lots of foresight.
Paul Keating is a true statesman. What a pity that there are no such persons in Australia these days.
Australia has dog groomer for PM.
I watch Q&A last night and watched a bunch of selectively bias, debatable experts lay into what Keating said,
The fact is, Keating has a better knowledge of the world, China, and what it wants, than 90% of our current politicians put together
I normally shudder and turn off and regard as pointless listening to pollis... blah blah blah.. but I sat up and watched ll this, he speaks so relevant and on point... respect... he should be PM now... good stuff
He should be back waking up the Aussie ! Hopefully the younger generation can benefit from this wisdom.
The greatest gift any nation has ever been given. Wow. Thats language.
PK alienated a whole bunch of people right there.
@@michaellucas3802 I thought the same, appreciate & respect PK but that wasn't a particularly objective way to frame colonisation.
To be fair the characterisation refers to the natural geographic strategic advantages afforded the nation state of Australia by its natural sea borders. He later unequivocally describes British colonisation as an "invasion" and the land as being "stolen", did he not? The only people who might be "alienated" by this commentary are those looking for pearls to clutch
This reminds me once a while Australia had an adult to lead the country, not a joker.
in terms of what is happening in the world, and Australia's, and Australia's leaders', current negligence, this is truth. I love, how, as a wealthy man of means, who could engage a staff, could engage speech makers even, PK still makes his own notes, still collects his own sources, still highlights it all with a highlighter himself, and still rustles it all about, calling up this page or that, in a live setting. he is the real thing. a leader of intellectual robustness who actually stands for something. a statue on every corner, when I am king 😅
while i was studying in australia during his time as australia pm. i sensed his charismatic. many years later, he still has sharp mind! i equal him to lee kwan yew
I agree with Paul Keating - run for PM again Paul.
I agree. Malaysia’s Mahatir was 90 yrs old when he won another premiership.
I remember him as a charismatic treasurer who drive sports cars. Didn’t know he was an intellectual.
The Australians never liked him but he made sense and use examples well.
He’s looking good at his old age. 👍
Hong Kong has more freedom and democracy since its return to its Motherland than it ever had during its colonial days.
Thats bs. People are certainly no longer free to go out to protest (even peacefully) anymore. And hk was being colonised by a democratic country with a democratic justice and social system. E.g. common law which is in itself rooted in democracy to be trail by jury. And you think China criminal justice system is more democratic than the UKs?
@@peacefulnatural Bullshit in big buckets. HK. never had free elections, NEVER. always ruled by a Governor selected by Britain .the police there were notorious for the brutality on the people there. Look up NEDS . the American "Democracy "group . completely funded the the US. state dept. perhaps you didn't see the thousands of mandarin small businesses burned and looted . where do you think they got the gas masks ? literally 10's of thousands . just happened did it ?
Common sense is in such short supply. Thank you Mr Keating for putting country before party
When I compare the perceivable intellectual and moral core that's been historically obvious and demonstrated by Paul Keating to those members on the front bench of the incumbent LNP federal government, indeed on both sides of parliament, I feel like weeping in despair and screaming with frustration. In contrast, with a broad assessment of our media I'm moved to rage for their complicity in where we find ourselves as a country today.
Legend!
I wish he were still in office, a deeply missed intelligence.
SCS disputes should be solved by diplomacy by the countries involved not by countries who are not even part of the region. The US and other western powers should also stop their foreign interference projects within Asia. I don’t know much about Paul Keating or his past political track record but the things he said during this talk were for the most part spot on and shows his deep understanding of the international politics and strategic insight. The quality of the questions asked by the “journalists” was terrible and they “ the journalists” should be ashamed. Spewing the same lame ass narrative doesn’t constitute journalistic integrity. They should take a class or two in ethics from Real journalists like John Pilger. Furthermore I would highly suggest Australia to dump Murdoch media because it steering your country to an abyss of lies and US propaganda.
The "journalists" that you are refering to works for a certain group of organisations.
I for one no longer listens or reads their "discourse" anymore.
Thanks Paul. You should keep doing this to change public attitude and understanding about foreign policy. Australia is in a big trouble, and no one seems to know how to stop the sinking. The government and opposition are both in the same boat. Australia needs a leader.
Great to have Keating's opinion on where Australia is headed.
China is the world's most powerful nation in the 1500s and has the world's largest fleet of the world's largest ocean fairing vessels at that time. China's fleet sailed to West Africa then and visited many cities along the way and made friends with all and colonized none.
So to answer your question, China had suffered at the hands of western and Japanese imperialism in the past and knowing full well not to do it to other nations.
China has always practiced non-expansion since the founding of the People's Republic of China. China's brief war with Vietnam ended with China not taking a single square inch of Vietnamese land. China's border war with India in the 60s with China returning back to its line of actual control even after taking over a large swath of contested territory that is within India's line of actual control. China could have easily fortified their new control region in the 60s war with India but moved back because China wanted a long term resolution with India via diplomacy, negotiation and land deal swap but India refused to sit down and tackle the land border dispute with China.
Furthermore on China's land border disputes, since the founding of the PRC (People's Republic of China) in 1949, China has land border disputes with all 14 of its neighbours. Today there there are only 2, the one with Bhutan is drawing to a close with both sides having made good progress and the remaining one is with India. All the other land disputes (with the other 12 countries) were settled peacefully and with China giving up more land than they originally claimed right after the founding of the PRC in 1949. On the land border dispute issue, China has shown through its actions that is seeking peaceful and mutually beneficial resolutions with its neighbours. Why can't the western media look at this part of China's recent history and apply the same reasoning to its sea disputes with the ASEAN claimants noting the fact that China and ASEAN is now at the final stages of inking a binding agreement on South China Seas Code of Conduct to promote peaceful use of the South China Seas.
China could have easily taken control of the Diaoyu/Senkaku island as the US is ambiguous about the Diaoyu/Senkaku status in the US-Japan defence treaty. China prefers a peaceful resolution to the Diaoyu/Senkaku dispute but Japan changed the status quo by declaring the island as state-owned and then most recently allowed a local prefecture to change name of the island. Contrast this with Russian taking over and actually inhabiting and building on the northern 4 contested island north east of Hokkaido that Japan also claims.
The same with Taiwan. It is always top priority of the Chinese government to resolve the civil war status with ROC (Taiwan governing authority) via peaceful means. China made many efforts to reach out to the ROC governments over the years to sit down and work out a peace treaty first but the ROC government has refused.
The actions of China goes against the Western media propaganda on China. Keating is correct on the Hong Kong issue. China introduced a national security law into HK's basic law and it exercised its full right to do so after HK failing to enact such laws 23 years into the 50 years of highly autonomous self rule promise. The new security law has been used on less than 50 people so far but India's crackdown on the Kashmir region has landed thousands of Kashmir people in jail for subversion.
What you read on western mainstream media are mostly opinions meant to brainwash their readers into thinking that China is the evil, imperialistic colonizing monsters than the western countries were once notorious for without looking at the actual actions and policies of China.
What is then the real reason for demonizing China and in some cases making China looks like the next Nazi regime? To maintain USA's hegemony for as long as possible and to do so by using the proxies of the US to go head long into battle with China without the USA's losing their precious lives and resources. Just look at what Morrison and Tsai Ying Wen is doing right now and as an Australian, I am filled with despair at the war drums that our government is beating at the moment. The worst thing that could happen to for us is that we self-fulfil our prophecy and desire for a war against the (non-existent) yellow peril.
All good stuff, not sure why you needed to double up repeating your words though & your post would look & read much better if you edited it.
@@neilfromdownunder9204 Sorry for the double posting. I have edited my post and added more contents.
@Rajyada maini Taiwan had always been a part of China for more than a thousand years until 1895 when Japan invaded and stole Taiwan from China. In 1945, when Japan surrendered she had to return Taiwan to China. During WW2 Japan was fighting on the side of Hitler and China was resisting the Japanese and helping the US in the Pacific War. Thus when Japan surrendered she had to return all the lands she had conquered, like Malaya, Burma, Indonesia and Singapore. The Chinese Civil War between the CPC and the Kuomintang began (they were united in fighting tge Japanese) andcin 1949, the Kuomintang lost and fled to Taiwan. The CPC wanted to stop fighting to start nation building so they left the Kuomintang alonecin Taiwan. Thus in actual fact, tge Civil War betw the CPC and the Kuomintang is not officially over. That is why both Beijing andcTaipeh consider there is only 1 China.
Hardcore true
Great, succinct bit of writing.
Does it just come down to a continuation of the old 'yellow peril' diatribe of the 19th and 20th centuries?
Paul Keating is a realist so unlike Scott Morrison.
Keating is a joke, how I regretted voting for the guy. He's nothing like what he tries to sell you - he's no hero.
Paul Keating is a knowledgeable statesman of OZ,. The current Govt should heal his advise & comments before it’s too late . 👏
Somebody parachute Keating into a safe ALP seat! Even at his age he’d slaughter Morrison’s government.
The USA would get rid of him. Whitlam considered closing Pine Gap and see what happened to him?
Also, Kevin Rudd got kicked out in a coup. Unfortunately, you can't be PM of Australia today unless you are subservient to the USA. We are like the 51st state now.
@@cart172 whilst PK is no dope re Geopolitics and history, the reason (I reckon) he and the Bodgie got their time was they helped decimate the union movement, with subsequent wage stagnation, and a handout to the private sector in the form of superannuation. Not to mention massive privatisation of state owned enterprises such as Commbank.
Bring Keating back .. he is 78, almost of same age
Oh dear..so many people who are so inured with the shabby party-political motivated talk we get from the current herd of politicians, they cannot understand the message issued by someone who's genuine concern is Australia itself.
Wish Mr.Keating is 20 years younger and able to lead this lucky nation, he is a great leader.
paul and bob hawke were/are visionaries and ahead of their time. paul has always had an ability to be level-headed and see through the BS. it's no different here.
''Poor old Coconut Head'' (referring to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson) [Lol).
❤️❤️
I wish I could drink the coconut juice.,
Paul Keating has my respect for his service to his country and the Asian neighbourhood. May he have good health, blessings a nd longevity.
Keating stands out as a great leader, a thinker and strategist, such traits can only be acquired by the pure in heart and mind. We speak the language of our hearts and mind and what we say, reflect our inner selves, our state of consciousness...everything abt us is revealed.
Keating's a pure soul-unlike everyone questioning him who have sold themselves to the greatness of Trump's " exceptionalism" of dirty competition, racism, fiat currency , bombing every peaceful,. Country - From Laos to Syria and Yemen
Today, the US is in a sorry state internally there's growing numbers of homelessness, racial divisions, violence, seriously unpayable, National debt, rotting infrastructure.... China has won as much as everyone except the Australian Chinese haters who are so smug as to think China and Asians are not aware of their false flag on "human rights"
while ignoring the great works Xi had done. It's laughable to listen to these pretense concerns abt Taiwan.
Its truly unbelievable how this small group of Ozzie journalists cling to their biased racism and colonialism. Laura Tingle is so full of this smugness, superior attitude... her questions sound ludicrous to Asians and Chinese. Good heavens! What does she know of
the history of Taiwan,or abt the world's commitment to the One China policy? This is pathetic. Paul KEATING is most patient to his fellow Australians. Luckily, China is a highly amazing civilisation orbthe would have only
contempt for these western bullies for their perversions of humanity and truth - as evident in their embarrassing questions for Keating. It's high time these journalists look and question their own self worth instead of staying on the high horses of the UK and US? China has sovereign right to be what she is. Eh, don't these journalists who write abt the real problems in our world instead of making their usual false charges against China's great leader? Shame!
"China', s geographic assertion," when the US and
allies have amassed and lined up their war ships along the Chinese border in the South China Sea???
What twisted words!!!
Have to fish through all Murdochian tripe now on TH-cam to get to the untouched footage. Here here to our last true P.M.
Talking about human rights and free speech the journalists should be demanding the release of their colleague and fellow countryman Julian Assange.
it's very strange how this country has gone quiet on assange. little to no media coverage whatsoever and it's a huge story. we know why though. they have to tow the line of the US who wants to extradite assange.
The tribunal in the Hague on behalf of the Philipines was brought up by private American lawyers, not by the US government!
Former Prime Minister Paul Keating is on another level.
In an interview with Jana Wendt in 1995, Rupert Murdoch said this: 'Around the world, you can count on the fingers of one hand the national leaders who set and control the political agenda in their countries, and the Prime Minister (Paul Keating) is one of them.'
You can see in this interview, how true that was.
This is what Australia lack of atm, a leader with true global view n basic common sense.
Keating proved that young journalists dont know much about Australian Foreign Policies especially within our regions ,they just narrowly ride-on the anti Aisan bandwagon,