The funny thing is that media whore Rudd didn't tell the media; except of course through his fawning commentary suggesting that China should play a bigger role in the IMF.
Yet China's state-owned media was ushered into The Lodge and Mr Rudd was splashed across the Chinese press with footage of his talks on the nation's main television station CCTV. As a result, hundreds of millions of Chinese knew more about Mr Rudd's diplomatic activities than did his own countrymen. Australians were therefore none the wiser about what motivated Mr Rudd to declare on Sunday, less than 24 hours after meeting Mr Li, that he would push for China to be given a more central role in the global financial system. Mr Rudd will argue for China to be elevated within the IMF at next week's meeting of the G20 in London.
Rudd's excuse:
When asked why such an important meeting would be kept from the Australian media at such a crucial time in the bilateral relationship, a spokeswoman for Mr Rudd told The Australian: "It was a private meeting between the two. It is not the Prime Minister of Australia's role to put out a press release announcing what every visiting politician is doing."
Of course that didn't stop him lying about the content of a conversation he had with George Bush or his spouting off about conversations he has had or over-heard.
Still - maybe he was just trying to get tips on the best way to filter undesirable internet content from the experts.
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