I'm direct, I'm unpretentious and I'm pretty dogged, and I hope I've got a capacity to laugh at myself and not take myself too seriously.
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I don't share the view that China and the U.S. need to reach some kind of strategic accommodation to carve up the Asia-Pacific region - that is an arrogant proposition and deeply insulting to other countries in the region, including Japan and potentially also India and Indonesia.
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Australia will always be closer to the U.S. than she is to China because our values and political traditions are much closer.
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We won't just automatically click our heels and follow the Americans.
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Truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life.
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I think I'm seen as trustworthy. I'm seen as having determination and persistence, and I'm seen as having a capacity to reach achievable answers to difficult issues.
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I'm all for it. In these days, regional marketing is the only way to survive.
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This is appalling. The idea that a person could be punished because of their religious belief and the idea they might be executed is just beyond belief.
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I grew up in a strong family; we had strong family bonds.