Australian Labor Party won a landslid election and Kevin Rudd is the next Australian Prime Minister. This is my first experience of a change in government. It will interesting to observe the transition as a foreigner.
I am glad that Australia’s PM speak Mandarin and understand Chinese culture. He also have a Chinese son-in-law. With this background, hopefully his policies will not discriminate against the ethnics minority.
With his understanding of Chinese Culture, hopefully Kevin Rudd will have a better relationship with China. In this era where Chinese economy is booming, having a PM who speak Mandarin will be good for Australia’s economy.
Kevin Rudd, congratulation. 陆克文， 恭喜了.
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You know, Mr Rudd studied Chinese first in Taiwan, which is a separate nation from China, communist China, so do you think that Rudd might favor Taiwan over China, in his heart at least, even though he might have to play the China game in the international arena? Rudd’s son in law is a Chinese-Australian man, is that correct? What is his background? I think this in law will give Mr Rudd a good sensitivity to Chinese people, no matter what country they come from, China or Taiwan or Singapore or Australia, no?
his … daughter Jessica and Chinese-Australian son-in-law Albert Tse,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Rudd
According to Wiki, Kevin Rudd studied in Australian National University, Canberra.
I also read else where that Albert Tse, his son-in-law was not born in Australia.
As for the issue of China and Taiwan, as oversea Chinese, one strong unified China will be more beneficial for us.