![]() ![]() ![]() That remark was political suicide for Keating as he desperately tried to brush aside its impact to Australia’s reputation with its other Asian neighbours in the aftermath of that blunder. ![]() Mahathir’s stated reluctance to attend APEC or to give APEC the priority or credibility Keating had vainly pursued as self-appointed Marshall of the event, that remark sparked a generational and seminal change in how Australia and other developed countries in future would treat their counterparts in the developing world, seeking their rightful place in the sun with them. Mahathir was about to rain on his parade at APEC (Australia Pacific Economic Co- operation), chose to enter into the fray with an off the cuff remark he would live to regret. ![]() But fewer still if any would be willing or able to supply proof that he did amass a fortune in banking, finance, steel, in agriculture or gaming that the ‘coffee shop’ gossip mill, supported by the many anonymous bloggers in cyberspace claim he did.Ī BAPTISM OF FIRE- THE EAST WEST DICHOTOMYĪs if the domestic baiting and insults were not enough a distraction, former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating who feared Dr. His strength in office was always his ability to withstand the many temptations that littered the path to fulfilling his vision. They reserve a panegyric for his adversaries and critics, serve bile and vitriol at the very mention of his name, setting him up for a fall at every given opportunity. ![]()
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