Diplomacy

The Australian: "KEVIN Rudd has achieved a significant coup in his bid to take a global leadership role on climate change by assuring Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao he is willing to act as an intermediary between China and the developed world. Sources confirmed last night that the Prime Minister had held a 20-minute conversation in Mandarin with Mr Wen ..."

Australia has a Prime Minister who can speak Mandarin and wants to take a global leadership role on climate change. Can we just hand the empire to Australia now?