Kevin Rudd accuses Liberals of stirring up hysteria about China
(The Guardian China)

Former Labor prime minister says Andrew Hastie and Malcolm Turnbull went `all hairy-chested´ on ChinaThe former Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd has accused members of the Liberal party of fomenting national hysteria and `going all hairy-chested` over China.In an interview at the National Press Club on Friday, Rudd condemned Liberal backbencher Andrew Hastie, the chair of parliament´s intelligence and security committee, who compared western tolerance of Chinese expansionism with the appeasement of Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Related: When it comes to choosing the US or China, perhaps our chickens are coming home to roost | Peter Lewis Related: Labor says government failing to lead on China as more backbenchers speak out Continue reading...