There is a level of absurdity to this debate that I am having trouble coming to grips with.
I am aware that some serving Officers have commented and are generally supportive.
I respect that.
But here in Australia the 900 lb gorilla is China.
And they don’t give a sh#t what the rest of the world thinks.
They are restoring themselves to what they see as their rightful place in the world after 200 years of humiliation.
The impression that these sort of debates leave is simply a lack of seriousness.
Perhaps what we used to call “The West” should concede that its time is past.
The future belongs to China.