According to a report on the World Wide Web on December 30, Australia’s exports to China have been blocked recently, and Australia’s economy has suffered serious losses. However, the Australian government still has no repentance. Some Australian politicians have clamored for "preparing for war with China." The remarks were ruthlessly mocked by Australian netizens.
On December 29th, Australian Liberal Party Senator Jim Moran claimed in an interview that the trade friction between China and Australia is "boring" and may escalate into a military conflict. At the same time, Jim Moran did not forget to "pour dirty water" on China, claiming that China is ready for the so-called "war", and he called on Australia to prepare for the worst.
Although Australian politicians and media frequently hype "war theory", the Australian people are very sober. Some Australian netizens stated on social media that Australia has no ability to confront China. Once the two countries go to war, if there is no allies to take action, the Australian army will be wiped out within a month.
Some netizens called these Australian politicians "war mongers" and suggested that they should immediately investigate whether they are exchanging interests with American arms dealers. This netizen said angrily that it would be difficult to understand why they did such a thing to poison the public if it hadn't received the money.
At present, the world situation is changing. The United States continues to draw in its allies in an attempt to suppress China in all aspects. Under the bewilderment of the United States, Australia has become an "anti-China vanguard", frequently making false statements to China and hindering normal relations between China and Australia. The exchanges and cooperation between China and Australia have caused continued tension in the relations between China and Australia.
According to Australian media reports, after Australia’s exports to China were blocked, a large number of goods were nowhere to be sold, and the loss exceeded 100 billion yuan. In order to reduce losses, Australia hopes to open up new markets. Recently, Australian Trade Minister Tehan stated that the Australia-India Free Trade Agreement is an important part of Australia's promotion of trade diversification.
The question is, can India replace the Chinese market? Statistics show that in 2019, the bilateral trade volume between China and Australia was US$158.97 billion, of which Australia’s exports to China accounted for 38.2% of its total trade, while exports to India accounted for only 3.6%. The size of the Chinese market is 10 times that of India. Obviously, Australia cannot find a substitute market like China.
In fact, many politicians in Australia have said that maintaining China-Australia relations is of vital importance to Australia.
On September 16, Australia’s former prime minister John Howard stated that Australia should not give up trade with China in any form, which is very important.
On October 8th, former Australian Minister of Defence Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon severely criticized the current government for failing to take any measures to ease Sino-Australian relations. Fitzgiy emphasized that getting China-Australia relations back on track is the top priority.
On October 15, the former commander of Australian Defence Force , Angus Houston, made it clear that China is not Australia’s enemy. If Australia wants to get out of economic recession, it must need China.
Facts have proved that "cooperation will benefit the two and will hurt." For a long time, China and Australia have cooperated closely in the economic field, and both China and Australia have obtained more development opportunities. Now, Australia is maliciously targeting China and can only ask for trouble.
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