China shot down nine Australian F35's in the battle so far. F35 economic equivalent units that is. The public perception of whether we are at war is itself a "front" in this battle.
Thanks for the read! Living in Australia, I definitely felt that China's threat was brushed aside by almost all politicians. Beyond Labor's long love affair, the main feeling I got was that we can't talk about China without talking about the Chinese Australian citizens. Since that population is seen as a battleground between both parties, both parties silence themselves on CCP encroachment.
I feel that CCP shilling is both less common in Japan, but the threat is much more vocalised here. Its probably due to proximity and the governing parties don't feel frightened that the Japanese population won't support this issue.
I'd love to delve deeper into this topic from an Australian/Japanese resident perspective!
I'd love it if you delve deeper from the Aust / Japanese perspective too. It's interesting to see what is happening and how people are dealing with it in different countries. Canada seems to have similar problems and situations to Australia, but Japan is a very different society. I'll look out for your substack !
Thanks for the read! Living in Australia, I definitely felt that China's threat was brushed aside by almost all politicians. Beyond Labor's long love affair, the main feeling I got was that we can't talk about China without talking about the Chinese Australian citizens. Since that population is seen as a battleground between both parties, both parties silence themselves on CCP encroachment.
I feel that CCP shilling is both less common in Japan, but the threat is much more vocalised here. Its probably due to proximity and the governing parties don't feel frightened that the Japanese population won't support this issue.
I'd love to delve deeper into this topic from an Australian/Japanese resident perspective!
I'd love it if you delve deeper from the Aust / Japanese perspective too. It's interesting to see what is happening and how people are dealing with it in different countries. Canada seems to have similar problems and situations to Australia, but Japan is a very different society. I'll look out for your substack !
Thanks, always just working on topics that interest me! I've really just started but my substack is https://hiddenjapan.substack.com/