Australia has the best relationship with China of any country in the Western world, according to former Federal Government Foreign Affairs Minister, the Hon Alexander Downer, our longest-serving Foreign Minister, and a federal politician for nearly 24 years.
Delivering the 36th annual Essington Lewis Memorial Lecture – one of the most prestigious lectures on the South Australian resources industry calendar – in Adelaide, South Australia last night, Mr Downer said Australia’s abundant supply of raw materials was the centrepiece of its close ties with China.
However, the same could not be said for this country’s relationship with the “other emerging behemoth”, India.
“There is no so called ‘Western country’ which has a better relationship with China, than Australia,” Mr Downer said.
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