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[Text/Observer Network Liu Chenghui] Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating supported the "One China" policy, which actually broke the defense of former US House Speaker Pelosi.

According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Keating emphasized in an interview that Taiwan is China's "real estate", which aroused Pelosi's dissatisfaction. She claimed that Keating's remarks were "stupid and ridiculous". Keating quickly hit back on the 13th, accusing Pelosi of "reckless and willful" in her 2022 Taiwan trip. "The whole world recognizes that mainland China and Taiwan belong to the same country."

In the current affairs talk show "7:30" broadcast on August 8, Keating mentioned the US-UK-Australia trilateral security partnership (AUKUS), which he criticized as "the worst agreement in history" and actually military control over Australia. The Australian government's policy is likely to turn Australia into the 51st state of the United States. He also accused the Labor government of "selling out" defense and foreign policy and following the path of Morrison's Liberal Party government.

Keating also worried that the United States was trying to spy on China, and that AUKUS would force Australia into a conflict with China. "It is better for us to stay out of it rather than be protected by an aggressive country like the United States."

When talking about the Taiwan issue, Keating said that Taiwan is China's "real estate" and that Taiwan is not an important interest of Australia. He warned that Australia and the United States have tied their defense together, and once China and the United States clash over the Taiwan issue, Australia will become the ultimate loser.

Keating said that the Chinese will fight to the end to defend Taiwan and their country, but the Americans will not do so and will not win.

"When the Americans suddenly run away, we will be the ones who have done all the offence," he said.

Keating's remarks sparked Pelosi's dissatisfaction. In the "7:30" program on the 13th, Pelosi responded by claiming that Keating's remarks were "ridiculous" and that "he should know that Taiwan is not China's real estate." Pelosi also said that Keating's remarks were "not in line with the security interests of the Asia-Pacific region."

Keating quickly hit back with a statement later that day.

Keating described Pelosi's trip to Taiwan in 2022 as "reckless and willful" and "almost plunged the United States and China into their first military confrontation since World War II." "In fact, President Biden and the Pentagon had to warn Pelosi about the military risks of this visit."

Regarding Pelosi's trip to Taiwan, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China previously stated that, as many people have pointed out, Pelosi's dangerous and provocative behavior is purely for the purpose of gaining personal political capital. In this ugly farce, democracy is nothing more than a cheap tool and cover used by the United States. It is Pelosi who is attracting attention, but it is Sino-US relations and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait that suffer.

Keating said he represented the interests of Australia, not the interests of the United States or Taiwan, China.

"The whole world recognizes that China (mainland) and Taiwan belong to the same country," he said. "Both the United States and Australia adhere to the 'one China' policy."

Keating also called on the ABC to represent Australia's interests "rather than be fuelled by the sensational statements of someone who has nothing to do with Australia's national interests".

As a former Labor leader, Keating has always been critical of AUKUS. He has repeatedly stated that the Australian government's plan to spend huge sums of money to purchase nuclear submarines from the United States to modernize the fleet is "definitely the worst deal in history". The premise of all demands is that China has threatened us or is about to threaten us, but the so-called "China threat theory" is groundless. China will not threaten Australia and has never threatened to attack Australia.

Regarding the so-called "trilateral security partnership" established by the United States, Britain and Australia, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning once said that this is essentially a military cooperation based on a small circle to provoke camp division and military confrontation. It is a typical Cold War mentality, which increases the risk of nuclear proliferation, intensifies the arms race in the Asia-Pacific region, and undermines regional peace and stability. China and many countries in the region have expressed serious concern and opposition to this.

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