China and Australia were always enemies.
While Mr. Xiao, the Chinese ambassador who took up
post this year, was talking on stage in front of hundreds of
Australians hundreds of Australians Later, Mr. Xiao said: “The
atmosphere in both countries needs be to improve, that’s a
fact.” Mr. Xiao wanted a good relationship with Australia so
he tried to talk about different speeches, newspaper
commentaries, and private meetings to make overtures that
Beijing wants better relations Mr. Albanese and his ministers
said that they could work up an agreement and continue
pressing China over its military buildup and activities in the South Pacific.
Since May, Australia’s foreign minister, Penny
Wong, has visited four Pacific Island countries to make the
case that Australia — not China — should be their “partner of
choice”. Ultimately, to stabilize bilateral relations, China
would have to be prepared to tolerate a large degree of
continuity in Australia’s suite of China-related policies,” said
Richard Maude, a former Australian foreign policy official who
is now a senior fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute. But
Australia’s leaders say that even so, the tone of relations could improve.
After the meeting Richard Marles said, “Both sides are likely
to proceed cautiously.” said Mr. Maud. Back then, optimism
about relations was buoyed by China’s growing appetite for
Australian resources, especially iron ore and coal, as well as
wine, wheat and other farm goods.
“Despite the pressure they have put on Australia, China didn’t achieve
what they set out to,” Yun Jiang, a fellow at the Australian
Institute of International Affairs who studies China, said in an
interview. Beijing may press Australia to open the door to
China joining a new regional trade pact, and to ease antidumping investigations and regulatory barriers to business acquisitions, said Benjamin Herscovitch,
a research fellow at the Australian National University who writes a newsletter on
Chinese-Australian relations. Ms. Cheng, whose two children
are in Australia, stood trial in March, accused of passing state
secrets abroad.
On Friday, Mr. Xiao, denied that a list of 14
grievances that a Chinese diplomat shared with Australian
media in 2020 set preconditions for restoring normal ties. The
grievances included the ban on Huawei, security raids on
Chinese journalists, and “antagonistic” media reporting on
China. Australia’s former prime minister, Mr. Morrison, had
said the list showed “how Australia was being coerced by
China,” and created a barrier to improved ties. “The concerns
have been reported in a twisted way as the so-called
preconditions, as demands. This is not true.”
While Mr. Xiao, the Chinese ambassador who took up
post this year, was talking on stage in front of hundreds of
Australians hundreds of Australians Later, Mr. Xiao said: “The
atmosphere in both countries needs be to improve, that’s a
fact.” Mr. Xiao wanted a good relationship with Australia so
he tried to talk about different speeches, newspaper
commentaries, and private meetings to make overtures that
Beijing wants better relations Mr. Albanese and his ministers
said that they could work up an agreement and continue
pressing China over its military buildup and activities in the South Pacific.
Since May, Australia’s foreign minister, Penny
Wong, has visited four Pacific Island countries to make the
case that Australia — not China — should be their “partner of
choice”. Ultimately, to stabilize bilateral relations, China
would have to be prepared to tolerate a large degree of
continuity in Australia’s suite of China-related policies,” said
Richard Maude, a former Australian foreign policy official who
is now a senior fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute. But
Australia’s leaders say that even so, the tone of relations could improve.
After the meeting Richard Marles said, “Both sides are likely
to proceed cautiously.” said Mr. Maud. Back then, optimism
about relations was buoyed by China’s growing appetite for
Australian resources, especially iron ore and coal, as well as
wine, wheat and other farm goods.
“Despite the pressure they have put on Australia, China didn’t achieve
what they set out to,” Yun Jiang, a fellow at the Australian
Institute of International Affairs who studies China, said in an
interview. Beijing may press Australia to open the door to
China joining a new regional trade pact, and to ease antidumping investigations and regulatory barriers to business acquisitions, said Benjamin Herscovitch,
a research fellow at the Australian National University who writes a newsletter on
Chinese-Australian relations. Ms. Cheng, whose two children
are in Australia, stood trial in March, accused of passing state
secrets abroad.
On Friday, Mr. Xiao, denied that a list of 14
grievances that a Chinese diplomat shared with Australian
media in 2020 set preconditions for restoring normal ties. The
grievances included the ban on Huawei, security raids on
Chinese journalists, and “antagonistic” media reporting on
China. Australia’s former prime minister, Mr. Morrison, had
said the list showed “how Australia was being coerced by
China,” and created a barrier to improved ties. “The concerns
have been reported in a twisted way as the so-called
preconditions, as demands. This is not true.”
