China News Service, May 9th. On May 8, Australia's "Sydney Morning Herald" published a signed article by former Prime Minister Rudd.
Kevin Rudd stated in the article that in the past 50 years, no successive Australian government has interfered in China's internal affairs on the Taiwan issue.
But recently, the Morrison government issued "sloppy comments" concerning Taiwan, "politically naive" and will harm Australia's core security interests.
It is shameful to use Australia's core economic and security interests as a bet for political benefits.
The article pointed out that in the past two weeks, Prime Minister Morrison and Minister of Defense Peter Dutton have clearly violated the consensus of the two parties in Australia.
The Morrison administration’s “naive rhetoric” on the issue of Taiwan, China confused Americans, angered the Chinese people, confused the people in Taiwan, and puzzled other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
In the article, Rudd asked why Morrison, Dutton, etc. should publicly issue a "red alert" signal on the Taiwan issue of China?
It is hard to imagine that Australia’s national security agency would advise them to do so, because it is not in the national interest.
It is "wrong" to make rhetoric about China's Taiwan issue.
In fact, this would be counterproductive strategically.
According to the article, the only possible motive is that the Australian government is determined to win the election, but given the mess of vaccine and quarantine plans, fragmented trust among women, and high debts and deficits, these rash remarks are used to divert attention.
For the Liberal Party, labeling the Labour Party "pro-Communist" is the best disguise.
In the article, Rudd also mentioned the undisclosed leadership battle between Dutton and Morrison-calling this the most widely known secret in Australia.
Within the Liberal Party, Dutton sees the topic of China as the best tool to defeat the latter.
This is an abomination. It is purely for political self-interest, using the economic and security interests of Australia's core country as a bet.
"The fact is that for any Australian government, in the face of China's growing power, increasing self-confidence, and the failure of the previous Trump administration, handling China-Australia relations is a difficult problem," the article said, and these complex challenges Leaders are required to have sound, calm and prudent judgment.
At the end of the article, Rudd pointed out that national security is not a political game, it is a very serious matter.
However, the performance of Morrison and Dutton in the past two weeks undoubtedly shows that this administration lacks the courage to deal with challenges.