Makes a lotta sense, bro....piss China, our biggest trading partner, right the fukc off and see how that ends up.
If you cant see how having good relationships with China will benefit us, whilst having bad relations with 'em is to our detriment, I'm afraid I cant help you.
Id prefer it if we were independent from America, able to do what was in Australia's best interests, not Americas' first, then ours...
VB...cool stories 'bout China you cherrypicked there. Wanna read some shit about the US and their torture techniques used on civilians?
Are you old enough to remember the only country NOT to go into recession when the GFC hit was Oz, solely on the back of China?
And how we loved 'em back then as we all benefitted from a booming economy and strong AU dollar?
What changed, buddy when we had that open friendship you mentioned until a few months ago?
What made you hate them so much? Racism? Or doing what yourTV told you to do?
Did you have as much hatred for China then, or are you being played, like I said in my first sentence?
Old enough to remember the cultural revolution in China, most of it anyway
Cultural Revolution was launched by Mao Zedong in May 1966, with the help of the Cultural Revolution Group. The estimated total death toll ranges from hundreds of thousands to 20 million[32], while massacres took place across the country. Some of the massacres occurred during the Violent Struggles (200,000-500,000 deaths), struggle sessions or political purges such as Cleansing the Class Ranks (0.5-1.5 million deaths). In total, some Chinese researchers have estimated that at least 300,000 people were killed in Cultural Revolution massacres.[33][34] Massacres in Guangxi Province and Guangdong Province were among the most serious: in Guangxi, the official annals of at least 43 counties report massacres with 15 of them recording a death toll of over 1,000, while in Guangdong at least 28 counties report massacres with 6 of them seeing over 1,000 deaths.[35][36] The following table only includes major massacres which have been well documented in literature.
Name Date Location Deaths Notes
Red August August – September 1966 Beijing 1,772[37] Origin of the Red Terror in Chinese Cultural Revolution, triggering "Daxing Massacre" which killed 325 people in a few days. Statistics from 1985 showed a death toll of over 10,000 due to the Red August.[38]
Guangxi Massacre 1966–1976 Guangxi 100,000 – 150,000[39][40] Massive cannibalism occurred.[39][40]
Inner Mongolia incident 1967–1969 Inner Mongolia 16,632 – 100,000[36] Mostly Mongols.
Qinghai Massacre February 1967 Qinghai 173[36] Conducted by People's Liberation Army.[36][41]
Guangzhou Laogai Fan Incident August 1967 Guangzhou,
Guangdong
187-197[42][43] Part of the Guangdong Massacre. Caused by the rumor that Laogaifan (prisoners of Laogai) were released. Local citizens began massive killings as self-defense.[42][43]
Anti-Peng Pai Incident August 1967 Shanwei, Guangdong >160[44][45] Targeted the relatives of Peng Pai.
Qingtongxia Incident August 1967 Qingtongxia, Ningxia 101[36][46] Conducted by People's Liberation Army.[36][46]
Yangjiang Massacre 1967–1969 Yangjiang, Guangdong 3,573[36][47] Part of the Guangdong Massacre. Mainly in Yangjiang and Yangchun.[36][47]
Daoxian massacre August – October
1967
Daoxian, Hunan 9,093[48] Took place in more than 10 counties, mainly in Dao County.
Shaoyang County Massacre July – September
1968
Shaoyang,
Hunan
991[36][49] Influenced by Daoxian Massacre.
Dan County Massacre August 1968 Danzhou, Hainan >700[36][50] Part of the Guangdong Massacre. Over 50 thousand people were jailed and thousands were permanently disabled. Conducted by People's Liberation Army and local militias.[36][50]
Ruijin Massacre September –October 1968 Ruijin, Jiangxi >1000[36][51] Took place in Ruijin County, Xingguo County, and Yudu County.[36][51]
Zhao Jianmin Spy Case 1968–1969 Yunnan 17,000[36] Over 1.3 million people persecuted.
Shadian Incident July – August
1975
Yunnan 1,600[52] Mostly Hui people. Conducted by People's Liberation Army.