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<blockquote data-quote="Maccaweeny" data-source="post: 203412"><p>India is even more ****** with the Labor stance on Uranium exports. Regardless, while some Asian/Oceanic nations will continue to eye Australia with suspicion (Fiji comes to mind), trade relations are more important than old grudges. </p><p></p><p>Australia is the world's largest exporter of black coal, refines the third most iron ore and has the largest deposits of Uranium in the world. Combined with an extremely high GDP and a relatively steady economy due to the WA mineral boom, the head-honchos in Asia are all too willing to play nice with Canberra. Hence China and Japan are our largest trading partners respectively. </p><p></p><p>While there have been large hiccups, I'd argue that there have been some steps forward in becoming part of an Oceanic/Asian community. China and Australia are so dependent upon each others trade that they will just ignore things like Tibet or China's obvious support for the military interim government in Fiji. Japan's trade is almost as important, they also wish to consolidate allies in the event of conflict with China over Taiwan or N.K. It's an ad-hoc friendship but in time it has the potential to develop, so long as Rudd doesn't over-step his relationship with China. </p><p></p><p>Then there are smaller nations like the Philippines that have seen greater dialogue with Aus. The ADF has started training Philippine special forces and the AFP has continually aided their government in fighting islamic separatists in the south. </p><p></p><p>Peace-keeping roles in the Solomons, Timor and to a lesser extent New Guinea have been less well received, especially by Indonesia. Then again, that's life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maccaweeny, post: 203412"] India is even more ****** with the Labor stance on Uranium exports. Regardless, while some Asian/Oceanic nations will continue to eye Australia with suspicion (Fiji comes to mind), trade relations are more important than old grudges. Australia is the world's largest exporter of black coal, refines the third most iron ore and has the largest deposits of Uranium in the world. Combined with an extremely high GDP and a relatively steady economy due to the WA mineral boom, the head-honchos in Asia are all too willing to play nice with Canberra. Hence China and Japan are our largest trading partners respectively. While there have been large hiccups, I'd argue that there have been some steps forward in becoming part of an Oceanic/Asian community. China and Australia are so dependent upon each others trade that they will just ignore things like Tibet or China's obvious support for the military interim government in Fiji. Japan's trade is almost as important, they also wish to consolidate allies in the event of conflict with China over Taiwan or N.K. It's an ad-hoc friendship but in time it has the potential to develop, so long as Rudd doesn't over-step his relationship with China. Then there are smaller nations like the Philippines that have seen greater dialogue with Aus. The ADF has started training Philippine special forces and the AFP has continually aided their government in fighting islamic separatists in the south. Peace-keeping roles in the Solomons, Timor and to a lesser extent New Guinea have been less well received, especially by Indonesia. Then again, that's life. [/QUOTE]
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