When a young Penny Wong would fly to Malaysia and her father Francis picked her up at the airport, they would invariably end up eating fishball congee at a cafe called Kuo Man.
Wong’s father lives in Melbourne now but she retains long-standing ties to Sabah, where she spent her first eight years and where her younger brother James, his family and other relatives still live. It was a memorable homecoming for the 53-year-old senator but also a deliberate soft power manoeuvre on behalf of the Labor government, harnessing her deep roots in the region.Looking out over the waterfront fish markets of Kota Kinabalu to the strategically crucial South China Sea, it is difficult to ignore Beijing’s increasing assertiveness in this corner of the world.
“I think it matters that Australia speaks to south-east Asia in a way that recognises that we are part of this region and that our futures our shared. We are all seeking to navigate these challenging times and we do it best when we do it together.”
ChrisBarrett_ New soap suds, new softer power... 😏 ...ah-Wong is soft in the head but CHINA will scorn Little Al while he is making a fool of himself in Madrid... a foreign affiar is not 'Foreign Affairs' + these two duds prove that new Labor is just a cheaper brand in the wash...
ChrisBarrett_ Was that in answer to that question where she was asked if she was ‘the Chinese Ambassador’❓
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