According to the latest news from Observer Network , Australian Prime Minister Albanys gave a negative answer to whether he would support Taiwan in China to join the " Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement " (CPTPP) when he participated in the 2022 APEC Summit (APEC).
Albanes said that CPTPP is an agreement that can only be signed between "recognized countries", and Taiwan, China, is not in this category. Even if it now participates in APEC, it is still an economy .
Albanis stressed that both parties in Australia adhere to the "one China" principle, but support "maintaining the status quo" on the Taiwan issue and do not want to see any "unilateral measures to change the status quo" in the Taiwan Strait.
Frankly, Albanys' statement is very different from his predecessor Morrison , because it is equivalent to a public recognition that Taiwan is part of China's territory and respect for China's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Morrison aims to harm China's interests, and his cabinet even supports Taiwan's accession to the CPTPP.
Based on the actual situation, as early as the Morrison government, the DPP authorities have been trying to apply to join the CPTPP. For this reason, they have been constantly seeking contact with CPTPP member states such as Australia, Japan, and Canada to obtain support for the agreement to join.
. Since the Morrison government is almost all "pro-US and anti-China" forces, under the traction of the DPP authorities, many politicians have publicly expressed their support for Taiwan's search for joining the CPTPP.
However, it is worth mentioning that if you want to join CPTPP, you need to obtain the support of all member states. Therefore, the DPP authorities, who have not even fully obtained the support from Australia and other targets, naturally cannot join CPTPP. What's more, Albany has changed its words and clearly stated that Taiwan does not have the identity to join CPTPP.
Not only that, the mainland has long made a clear response to the DPP authorities' collusion with the outside world to seek to join the CPTPP, expressing its firm opposition to any country's sovereignty and official agreement with Taiwan, China, which must be handled in accordance with the "one China" principle.
Because of this, the DPP authorities should give up the unrealistic idea of "Taiwan independence" as soon as possible and stop their attempts to create the illusion of Taiwan as the "state", otherwise they will eventually pay the price for their "independence" behavior.
As for why Albanis suddenly made such a statement, it is largely an attempt to get China to lift the so-called " trade barriers " and seek to strengthen economic cooperation with China.
You should know that many Australian politicians, including Albanes, are constantly asking China to make concessions for China-Australia relations and lift the "restrictions" on Australian goods as soon as possible. Not long ago, Albanes reiterated similar remarks and asked the party to take measures as soon as possible.
However, China has long been saying this, that is, China-Australia relations are indeed important, but the current reasons for the tension between the two countries lies in Australia. I hope Australia can face up to its own behavior, move with China, and work together to ease China-Australia relations.
So it is obvious that no matter how much the Australian side says, as long as it does not take any initiative to take any action that is conducive to ease China-Australia relations, China will not have any room for negotiation with Australia on the so-called "economic sanctions".
. For Australia, which is suffering from economic recession and other crises, it is extremely important to restore China-Australia economic cooperation as soon as possible. Similarly, this is equally important to the Albany government. After all, the reason for the victory of the Australian Labor Party is to restore the economy. If the economy has not been relieved or even worsened for a long time, then this can be regarded as a ruling crisis for Albany.
Because of this, restoring China-Australia economic cooperation has become the top priority of the entire Australian government at present, which is why Australian politicians keep mentioning this topic.
combined with the above analysis, then the purpose of Albany's clarification this time that "Taiwan is not a country" is very clear, that is, to show goodwill to China and improve China-Australia relations, so as to seek negotiation opportunities to lift "economic sanctions".
However, although Albanes is indeed fulfilling his commitment to adhere to the principle of "one China", he still has inappropriate statements about the situation in the Taiwan Strait, that is, he supports the "maintaining the status quo" of the Taiwan Strait and does not want to see any unilateral measures to change the status quo.
You should know that there is only one state in the past, present and future of the Taiwan Strait, that is, Taiwan Island is part of China's territory. Since Albany does not recognize Taiwan as a "country", we should understand this point. Cross-strait reunification is a historical necessity, and there is no "change the status quo". On the contrary, supporting "Taiwan independence" is "changing the status quo".
Generally speaking, Albany's statement is conducive to the improvement of China-Australia relations, but it is necessary to pay attention to avoid some contradictory mistakes. As long as Australia continues to move with China in a realistic manner and is committed to developing healthy, stable and friendly China-Australia relations, it is not impossible for Australia to get what it wants in the future.
