PolicyForeign Affairs & SecurityAustralia's China challengePrint articleOpinionThe Morrison government is provoking China to please AmericaThe Coalition government is ignoring Australia’s interests by pushing us towards a confrontation with Beijing, mainly to be seen in Washington as America’s fawning acolyte.Paul KeatingFormer prime ministerSep 3, 2021 – 5.00amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginThe Morrison government is wantonly leading Australia into a strategic dead end by its needless provocations against China.China is not the old Soviet Union.Loading...Paul Keating was prime minister of Australia from 1991 to 1996.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAustralia's China challengeOpinionChina relationsArthur SinodinosPeter DuttonXi JinpingLatest In Foreign affairs & securityFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In Policy