During this period, China and Australia have frequent exchanges, and the relationship between the two countries has turned around. Previously, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Australian Foreign Minister Huang Yingxian spoke on the phone. Huang Yingxian said that Australia will continue to adhere to the one-China policy. Then China and Australia held a meeting in Bali, and the two sides had friendly exchanges.
At the same time, the Australian government's tone has also changed. Recently, Australian Prime Minister Albanese was asked whether he would support Taiwan in joining the " Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement " (CPTPP). Albanese said frankly that CPTPP is a cooperation agreement signed between sovereign states. Taiwan is not a country, it is just an economy .
Australia Prime Minister Albanese
Albanese then emphasized that both parties in Australia support the one-China policy and hope to maintain the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. Australian media believe that Albanese is hinting that he does not support Taiwan's accession to the CPTPP. CPTPP is an free trade zone composed of Asia-Pacific International. It currently has 11 member states including Australia and Japan. The existence of
CPTPP has strengthened the economic ties between Asia-Pacific countries, facilitated trade, investment and other cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region, and is of great benefit to the development of countries and regions. Mainland China also officially submitted an application to CPTPP in September 2021, and was welcomed by Singapore and Malaysia .
CPTPP
In the same month, the DPP authorities also submitted an application letter to CPTPP. In this regard, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that the one-China principle is a general consensus of the international community, and China firmly opposes Taiwan's participation in any official agreement and organization.
The DPP authorities want to join the CPTPP also have an obvious purpose. On the one hand, the DPP hopes to strengthen economic cooperation with other regions and thus reduce its dependence on the mainland to achieve the "decoupling" it calls. Since the DPP authorities came to power, they have tried to get rid of the connection with the mainland market, not only wanting to seek "independence" politically, but also wanting to "reliance" economically.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, however, Taiwan's economy is heavily dependent on the mainland. Taiwan is an export-oriented economy , and the mainland has huge market and consumption capacity. At the same time, the mainland has also had preferential policies for cross-strait trade exchanges. Over the past few decades, economic cooperation between Taiwan and the mainland has become increasingly close.
In 2021, cross-strait trade volume reached US$328.3 billion, accounting for 42% of GDP in Taiwan. Therefore, "decoupling" is not as easy as the Taiwan authorities. Under the epidemic, Taiwan's economy has not experienced major fluctuations like other regions, because of the preferential treatment and support from the mainland.
Tsai Ing-wen
On the other hand, the Taiwan authorities are targeting CPTPP because of its name as an international organization. As Albanese said, only recognized countries are eligible to sign the trade agreement. Although the DPP authorities have always advocated "Taiwan independence", to a large extent, the politicians on the island are boasting themselves and the international community does not take it seriously.
So the DPP authorities have been exploring in international organizations and international activities, hoping to use this to enhance their "status" and gain recognition from more countries. Not long ago, the Kuomintang broke the news that the DPP authorities planned to spend NT$2 billion to participate in the Expo in Japan, but the organizer asked the name "Taiwan" and related symbols not to appear.
CPTPP
Even so, the DPP authorities are still willing to spend money. It can be seen that the DPP has embarked on the evil path in order to gain international recognition and even sacrificed the interests of the Taiwanese people. Including in order to successfully join the CPTPP, the Taiwan authorities also "treat efforts" because they require unanimous consent of 11 member states to be allowed to join. In order to increase the possibility of joining, the Taiwan authorities have started to buy the "referee".
According to " Australian ", the DPP has wooed Australia and other member states, hoping to gain support from these countries, and is even willing to introduce American pigs and Japanese Fukushima nuclear food. At that time, the Morrison government of Australia cooperated with Japan and Canada in private to try to provide the Democratic Progressive Party with channels to join the CPTPP.
CPTPP
However, with the resignation of Morrison , all previous "efforts" by the Taiwan authorities were in vain. It can be clearly seen from Albanese's statement that he does not hope that the Taiwan issue will affect the relationship between Australia and mainland China. Naturally, the Taiwan authorities cannot find a breakthrough in the Albanese government, which also indicates that the conspiracy of the Taiwan authorities has ushered in bankruptcy.
Albanese changed his position toward China, which should have learned from the lessons of the last Morrison government. Under Morrison's rule, Australia's relations with China continued to deteriorate, and Australia's exports to China were seriously affected, and what was ultimately damaged was Australia's interests. Albanese hopes to cooperate with China, so it must abide by the one-China policy.
