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As much of the worldâs attention is consumed by the implications of Xi Jinpingâs more assertive China, there is a valuable lesson offered by an anniversary we commemorate this month.
On 3 July 1971, while still leader of the opposition, Gough Whitlam landed in Beijing, to discuss the terms of a Labor governmentâs recognition of the Peopleâs Republic of China.
Gough Whitlam holding talks with Chinese premier Zhou Enlai in Beijing.Â
The visit had been the subject of overwrought attacks by the Liberal prime minister, William McMahon, who accused Whitlam of becoming a âspokesman for those against whom [Australian soldiers] are fightingâ in Vietnam and of âabandoning Taiwanâ.
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Chinese officials frequently object to the United States' "Cold War" thinking when it comes to China. But Xi Jinping's regime has played a clear role in stoking tensions.