Biden administration officials began to stir up trouble again. Australia's "Sydney Morning Herald" reported that Campbell, coordinator of Indo-Pacific affairs of the National Security Council of the White House, said in a discussion at the Asia Society think tank on the 6th that China is "tough" and has a "resolute" attitude towards Australia, and he expects that Sino-Australian relations will not be thawed soon, while Washington and Canberra "have a huge common goal". However, his provocation was punctured by Australian netizens, who also said that they were surprised that Australia fell into the "trap" of the United States so easily.
(Screenshot of the Sydney Morning Herald report)
According to the report, Campbell told former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who also participated in the discussion, in a think tank discussion on the same day, that Australians should "adapt for a long time" in terms of tensions with China. He claimed that there was a "toughness" seen in China's approach to Australia, and that it appeared "resolute".
(Discussion held by the Asia Society think tank on the 6th, the lower left corner is Kevin Rudd, and the lower right corner is Campbell)
Campbell, known as the "Asian Tsar" of the Biden administration, claimed that the Biden administration believes that China's tariffs on Australian goods are an attempt to "exclude" Australia from the "circle" of U.S. allies. He also said that a decade ago, he would have listed Australia as one of the countries most likely to break away from the United States and build closer ties with Beijing, "Which I now think is completely impossible." ”
Campbell believes that the Biden and Morrison administrations have established a strong relationship, and the relationship is deepening. "The two administrations don't have exactly the same ideas, but they share huge goals for some of the challenges and opportunities we face in the Indo-Pacific." He said.
(Screenshot of discussion video, Campbell)
The next remarks appeared to expose Campbell's calculations of wooing allies for a U.S. presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
"We recognize that the United States has a lot of work to do [in Asia]." Campbell said, "Historically, we have a strong position in Asia. But that status has now slipped. In order for China to dominate the Asia-Pacific region, he said, the United States, in particular, must "dramatically improve our gaming." Campbell also said the U.S. has also been absent from action in the Pacific in recent years, and that the Biden administration is planning "major initiatives" involving Pacific island nations.
However, Campbell's provocation was broken by a word from Australian netizens.
Some Australian netizens wrote in the comments section of the Sydney Morning Herald report:
"I am not surprised that the United States wants Australia to see our relationship with China and the United States as an 'either-or' situation. I am amazed at how easily we have fallen into the trap and jeopardized our future economic and diplomatic relations with the most important countries in the region. ”
Source: World Wide Web