The Howard Paradox: Australian Diplomacy in Asia, 1996-2006Paul Keating famously said that Asian countries wouldn't deal with John Howard. In the early years of the Howard Government, Australia's relations with China and Indonesia had never been worse. More than ten years later, the Howard Government, the reality is completely different. The Howard Government has achieved an intimacy in diplomatic ties with Asian countries and gained seats at regional summits that the Keating Government could only dream of. |
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