The 2007 APEC Summit in Sydney displayed two possible directions for Australia in the Asia-Pacific region. They were encapsulated by the stark contrasts in language and behaviour of Prime Minister John Howard and Kevin Rudd, Leader of the Opposition.
Kevin Rudd Meets George Bush
When Kevin Rudd met the US President the scheduled ten minutes lengthened to twenty or more. Rudd presented George Bush with two books: a biography of John Curtin, the Australian architect of the alliance with the US; and a treatise on Chinese diplomacy in East Asia. This gift neatly symbolises the direction Australian foreign policy will take if the Australian Labor Party wins the coming federal election. Rudd is committed to maintaining a strong – but not unerringly compliant – alliance with the US while also asserting that the Bush administration’s way of relating to China and the rest of East Asia should change dramatically.
John Howard Meets George Bush
In contrast, throughout the APEC Summit Bush and Howard were effusive in talking of their personal friendship, shared values and similar views on foreign policy, especially the waging of war in Iraq which has pulled down Howard’s popularity in Australia. Questioned about the poor electoral support for Howard, Bush praised the courage and fighting ability of the “man of steel”. Bush made it plain that he hoped Howard would win the coming Federal election.
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