Sadly, no major Australian newspaper or expert commented.
This made me aware that Australians are reluctant to face Australia's painful new geopolitical realities.
Against this background, the release of the Asian Century White Paper is timely. It should provide a sharp wakeup call to the Australian population that Australia's destiny (命运) is now firmly tied to Asia. Julia Gillard is right in saying, “The transformation of the Asian region into the economic powerhouse of the world is not only unstoppable, it is gathering pace.”
One truly impressive part of the paper is the data it provides on Asia's rise.
It notes, for example, that “in the past 20 years, China and India have almost tripled (增至三倍) their share of the global economy and increased their economic size almost six times over. By 2025, the region as a whole will account for almost half the world's output.”
In this Asian century, as Western power gets weak steadily, Australia will be left “beached” alone as the only Western country (together with New Zealand) in Asia. Twentytwo million Australians will have to learn to deal with 3.5 billion Asians with great care and sensitivity.
Ignorance (无知) about Asia could prove to be fatal (致命的) for Australia's longterm future. This is why the report is right in focusing on Australian misunderstanding of Asia.
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