Kevin Rudd warns of return to 'the yellow peril' amid Australia-China tensions

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd speaks in Canberra on Tuesday.

Source: AAP

Kevin Rudd has warned of a 'return to the days of the yellow peril' while launching an essay on China at Parliament House.


Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has blasted the Coalition's management of the China relationship as self-serving, and warned against a return of the "yellow peril".

Mr Rudd acknowledged managing relations with China had always been difficult but said the recent Liberal policy has been driven by party politics.


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