SCMP - War cries from Down Under will merely threaten regional peace

I haven't seen the Sydney Morning Herald or The Age articles mentioned here, by Alex Lo.They sure sound bloodthirsty! I did hear in ABC radio yesterday one professor James Curran from Sydney University who spoke well on the issue. Like "let's cool it" while also acknowledging China's increasing belligerence must be faced. [Later: SMH article here ($)]

I always think of "Reciprocity"  as a good guiding principle in international relations. We may not have had the challenge of a mercantilist China if WTO accession had not been so open-ended for China, but instead given the west reciprocal access to China markets. Remember this whole anti-China thing started with US anger at trade issues. The China market is hugely restricted to foreign companies.

My comment at the site:

Peter F.

Lo's last sentence: "This is the level of debate over national security the country has fallen to." BUT:  (1) I follow Australia media, including radio/TV and there most assuredly is fight-back against the warmongering of SMH and the Age. Keating is an example, even if he gets counter-attacked. That's the nature of *debate*. (2) Try finding any debate over China's bellogerance in SC Sea, Taiwan, Pacific Islands, among the mannequins at the "Two Meetings"! Lo's points would be better taken if there he hammered both sides equally. If not, it ends up as hypocrisy ….