Foreign Correspondence

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It goes something like this, kids. Russia belongs to yesterday, the United States belongs to today and China belongs to tomorrow.

Unfortunately when you belong to today the rule is you already belong to yesterday.

The incompetence of this administration will go down in history. They will be remembered as the fools that lost America’s dominance even while they pursued the elusive dream of hegemony. They have committed the biggest of all sins while hiding behind the inarguably lesser danger that emanates from terrorism and bin Laden.

Iran is another of the important countries that has gone over to China.

The emerging new China-Iran axis
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During Bush’s second term I look for Egypt to become more firmly entrenched in China’s corner and Pakistan to fall if not then soon after. These being only two more countries we will have lost.
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Et tu, Australia?

"We can't afford not to enhance our relationship with China at this point in our history,"

THE Howard Government has given its most upbeat assessment yet on a free trade agreement with China, claiming it would be "arguably more important" than Australia's bilateral pact with the US.

The countries of the world are cognizant of the fact that Bush has put us in a ‘no win situation’ and we are seeing them respond accordingly.
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-Am

Optimism over China deal
By Steve Lewis
November 1, 2004

THE Howard Government has given its most upbeat assessment yet on a free trade agreement with China, claiming it would be "arguably more important" than Australia's bilateral pact with the US.

For the first time, Trade Minister Mark Vaile has predicted a successful outcome to FTA negotiations with Beijing, suggesting it would add "billions of dollars" in economic benefits.

"We can't afford not to enhance our relationship with China at this point in our history," Mr Vaile told The Australian. "It would open up new markets and give us a prominent position in a market growing at about 10 per cent a year."

The upbeat remarks come just weeks before Australia and New Zealand begin talks on a free trade deal with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

John Howard and New Zealand's Helen Clark have been invited to attend the two-day ASEAN summit, signalling Asia's growing interest in forging stronger economic ties with Australia.


http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11247301%255E401,00.html