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"The former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has said leaders should
“not give in to bullies” after he was lashed by Donald Trump in a late-night
social media post.
Taking to the Truth Social platform just before midnight Sunday in Washington
DC, the US president said Turnbull led Australia from “behind” and did not
understand China.
“Malcolm Turnbull, the former Prime Minister of Australia who was always
leading that wonderful country from ‘behind’ never understood what was going on
in China, nor did he have the capacity to do so. I always thought he was a weak
and ineffective leader and, obviously, Australian’s [sic] agreed with me!!!”
The post appears to be in response to an interview by Turnbull with
Bloomberg
in which he said Trump’s chaotic leadership style would benefit China, to the
detriment of the US.
“President Xi will aim to be the exact opposite of Trump: where Trump is
chaotic, he will be consistent. Where Trump is rude and abusive, he’ll be
respectful. Where Trump is erratic, he will be consistent.”
Turnbull said the world was seeing an “undiluted” version of Trump in his
second term, and that his capricious behaviour would be seen as advantageous
for China’s president, Xi Jinping, in international relations.
For countries forced to choose between “China on the one hand, and Trump on the
other”, many would “find China a more attractive partner”.
Contacted by the
Guardian, Turnbull said his commentary on
Bloomberg
“speaks for itself”.
“His [Trump’s] post proves that my comments hit the mark,” the former prime
minister said."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
