I have a lot of respect for Paul Keating, he basically worked miracles that kept Hawk in power.
However, he does have a blind spot, and it's in his trust for his Chinese compatriots. Keating seems to entertain the idea that the personal goodwill he experiences from his Chinese colleagues will be extended to all and sundry by default, but the truth about that misconception is seen in how China's elite treat many of it's own citizens let alone visiting foreigners. There are groups of people in China treated with less respect by Chinese authorities than the livestock traded in a wet market.
People still disappear off the street daily, families and friends are threatened to gain leverage, overseas citizens get abducted or threatened.
If you are a foreigner, you won't even get a fair trial, so whatever you do if visiting do not slip up!
However, he does have a blind spot, and it's in his trust for his Chinese compatriots. Keating seems to entertain the idea that the personal goodwill he experiences from his Chinese colleagues will be extended to all and sundry by default, but the truth about that misconception is seen in how China's elite treat many of it's own citizens let alone visiting foreigners. There are groups of people in China treated with less respect by Chinese authorities than the livestock traded in a wet market.
People still disappear off the street daily, families and friends are threatened to gain leverage, overseas citizens get abducted or threatened.
If you are a foreigner, you won't even get a fair trial, so whatever you do if visiting do not slip up!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"