Tim Cheung (@TimCheung)

"Bob Carr and Daniel Andrews’ #loyalties have been called into question after the two ex-premiers accepted an invitation to attend a grandiose #Chinese #military #parade in #TiananmenSquare alongside leaders such as Vladimir #Putin, #KimJongUn and the President of #Iran. It was revealed on Friday that former #NewSouthWales #premier and federal foreign minister #BobCarr and long-time #Victorian premier #DanielAndrews had accepted an invitation to attend a lavish #Chinese #Communist Party military parade in #Tiananmen Square...Peter Jennings, one of Australia’s most eminent strategic analysts implored both Mr Carr and Mr Andrews to reconsider their decision due to the fact that the 'modern axis of evil' would be in attendance at the #ceremony. 'There is another guest that is attending the event which I checked before coming onto the show which is the President of Iran, #MahmoudPezeshkian is going to be there as well', Mr Jennings told Sky News host Steve Price. On Tuesday Prime Minister #AnthonyAlbanese revealed the #Iranian government had directed two #antisemitic attacks on #Australian soil. 'China, Iran, #Russia and #NorthKorea, effectively the authoritarian enemies of our democracies all at a military parade which is designed to highlight the strength of Chinese military power and their nasty friends so why is it that Bob Carr and Dan Andrews want to be a part of that', Mr Jennings questioned. 'They should be careful that their not going to be judged by the friends they keep, this is something they should both reconsider because it’s going to do damage to their domestic reputations'...Mr Jennings said the grand parade 'is going to highlight a range of new missiles which the Chinese are developing' and stated the Chinese government would be seeking to show the 'strength of their alliance with other authoritarian countries'. Meanwhile, former Liberal #Queensland premier #CampbellNewman went a step further in his denunciation and said it was perfectly reasonable to question the two ex-political figures strategic loyalties. 'I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near this because people will quite rightfully question where their allegiances lie, and I think that’s a reasonable question', Mr Newman said. 'It’s quite right to ask what the hell they think they are doing going over there, are they in our tent supporting team #Australia or are they apologists for things some of these #dictatorships do'."https://www.facebook.com/ChinaCreepingAuthoritarianism/posts/pfbid02ihyFJLtXVTVCEPDrstB91upWqpi1JQ64JA8iQ472cvu9QbyTdTnYHiq6RUHFxPh9l