[Southern January 28th] According to US media reports, on January 27, local time, New Zealand’s Minister of Trade and Export Growth O’Connor said in an interview that the Australian government should follow New Zealand’s example when “dealing with China”. Practice, learn more "diplomatic skills" in order to show more "respect." However, Australian government officials are "worried" about O'Connor's remarks.
How to deal with China? The Minister of New Zealand suggested that the Australian government show more respect
O'Connor pointed out that China and New Zealand have recently signed the Free Trade Agreement Upgrade Protocol, which will help New Zealand’s "trade recovery strategy". China is one of New Zealand’s most important bilateral relations. The signing of the agreement between China and New Zealand sends a very clear signal to the world, "China and New Zealand welcome a trade agreement backed by good laws." He also believes that in the past few years, some European and American countries have focused on their own interests and sometimes sacrificed cooperation with other countries, but "this is not the right way." He hopes to establish multilateral trade and diplomatic relations around the world.
O'Connor also emphasized that although China and New Zealand have established good diplomatic relations, the New Zealand government cannot speak on behalf of the Australian government and its diplomatic relations. If the Australian government can follow the example of the New Zealand government, learn more diplomatic skills, show more respect to China, and be cautious in wording, perhaps the Australian government can alleviate the "cold" problem of China-Australia trade relations.
The Australian government feels that the proposal is not helpful, and New Zealand should support Australia
Ironically, Australian government officials seem to disagree with O'Connor’s proposal. According to Australia’s “Sydney Morning Herald” report, O’Connor’s suggestion made Australian government officials “worry”. Australian government officials believed that this suggestion was “incurably naive.” In terms of the attitude of “against China”, New Zealand Once relying on Australia, now we should openly "support" Australia. Dave Sharma, a senior Australian former diplomat, and another Australian government official claimed thatO'Connor's advice does not have any "special insights or help."
What is more intriguing is the statement of Australian Prime Minister Morrison on the 25th. Morrison once said bluntly that he had learned how to "deal" with China. China-Australia relations are very important to Australia and also very important to China. Any renewed dialogue between Australia and China will not be "unconditional." He also emphasized that although the Australian government can discuss any identified issues with China at any time, these discussions will not be based on harming Australia's national interests. "Australia will not take the lead in making any concessions on related issues."
hopes that Australia will do more to facilitate mutual trust and cooperation between China and Australia
Regarding China-Australia relations, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce of China Gao Feng said on January 28 that China’s commitment to the development of China-Australia economic and trade relations The position is consistent. The current difficult situation in China-Australia relations is not what China wants to see. A healthy and stable China-Australia relationship is in the common interests of both countries. It is hoped that Australia will do more things that are conducive to mutual trust and cooperation between China and Australia, and push China-Australia relations back on track at an early date.
It is true that the Morrison government’s “Sima Zhao’s heart is well known to passers-by”, and China is not the main responsible party for the “cold” China-Australia relationship. If the Morrison government really wants to change China-Australia relations, it should Face up to its own prejudice against China and show its sincerity, instead of blindly asking China to "make concessions" to Australia, let alone performing a "victim's one-man show" to the world from time to time. China's position on the development of China-Australia relations is consistent. It is clear.
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