China Will Not Listen to Calls from Australian Officials if Australia Sees Beijing as a Threat
China has reportedly warned the Australian government that it will not take calls from Australian ministers unless Canberra stops viewing Beijing as a strategic threat.
The Guardian Australia quoted a senior official at the Chinese Embassy in Australia as saying that China urged the Morrison government to make a clear decision on whether Canberra sees Beijing as a "threat" or an "opportunity". Beijing sees this as a key prerequisite for resuming the ministerial dialogue that has been suspended since early this year.
Chinese officials believe that it is up to Australia to reflect on how to prevent regression in the bilateral relationship and to create a good atmosphere for the dialogue. Chinese officials also think that Australia should abandon its Cold War mentality, and they criticize the current problems as being entirely caused by Australia.
Source: RTHK #Nov21
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1561196-20201121.htm
#China #Australia #ChinaAustralianRelations #Canberra #Beijing #GuardianAustralia #AustralianGovernment
China has reportedly warned the Australian government that it will not take calls from Australian ministers unless Canberra stops viewing Beijing as a strategic threat.
The Guardian Australia quoted a senior official at the Chinese Embassy in Australia as saying that China urged the Morrison government to make a clear decision on whether Canberra sees Beijing as a "threat" or an "opportunity". Beijing sees this as a key prerequisite for resuming the ministerial dialogue that has been suspended since early this year.
Chinese officials believe that it is up to Australia to reflect on how to prevent regression in the bilateral relationship and to create a good atmosphere for the dialogue. Chinese officials also think that Australia should abandon its Cold War mentality, and they criticize the current problems as being entirely caused by Australia.
Source: RTHK #Nov21
https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1561196-20201121.htm
#China #Australia #ChinaAustralianRelations #Canberra #Beijing #GuardianAustralia #AustralianGovernment
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中方據報警告若澳洲視北京為威脅 將不聽澳方官員電話
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Australia's Trade Minister: China's trade 'autocracy' hurts Australia, hinders global economic recovery
Although Australia has just signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) with China that seeks to achieve zero tariffs on each other, China has imposed tariffs of up to 212% on Australian wine imports yesterday (28 November). In the face of China's continued trade pressure, Australia's Trade Minister Simon Birmingham criticized China's "dictatorship" in trade, which not only affects Australian businesses, but also hinders the recovery of the global economy from the epidemic. Birmingham said he is prepared to escalate the dispute to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for settlement.
In a television appearance on Sunday (29 November), Birmingham stressed that even though Australia welcomes China's growing economy, he criticized China for becoming overconfident, “what we want to see is that confidence turning for the better, and working with other countries to be able to work together to drive the global economy, rather than being an isolated economic pressure cooker. These actions not only hurt Australian businesses ... but also undermine confidence in the global economy. It also damages the confidence in the global economy, which is not detrimental to the world's recovery from the pandemic.”
Source: Apple Daily #Nov29
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201129/ZTOLDJ6PZJHA3M6ZG7WNUSJTOU/
#China #Austalia #ChinaAustralianRelations #AustralianEconomy #AustralianWineIndustry #tariff #RCEP #SimonBirmingham
Although Australia has just signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) with China that seeks to achieve zero tariffs on each other, China has imposed tariffs of up to 212% on Australian wine imports yesterday (28 November). In the face of China's continued trade pressure, Australia's Trade Minister Simon Birmingham criticized China's "dictatorship" in trade, which not only affects Australian businesses, but also hinders the recovery of the global economy from the epidemic. Birmingham said he is prepared to escalate the dispute to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for settlement.
In a television appearance on Sunday (29 November), Birmingham stressed that even though Australia welcomes China's growing economy, he criticized China for becoming overconfident, “what we want to see is that confidence turning for the better, and working with other countries to be able to work together to drive the global economy, rather than being an isolated economic pressure cooker. These actions not only hurt Australian businesses ... but also undermine confidence in the global economy. It also damages the confidence in the global economy, which is not detrimental to the world's recovery from the pandemic.”
Source: Apple Daily #Nov29
https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201129/ZTOLDJ6PZJHA3M6ZG7WNUSJTOU/
#China #Austalia #ChinaAustralianRelations #AustralianEconomy #AustralianWineIndustry #tariff #RCEP #SimonBirmingham