(Wellington Composite Electric) New Zealand Prime Minister Adon pointed out that New Zealand has already realized that China is becoming more and more confident and more and more interested in the Pacific.Cooperation in the field of interests.
When she was interviewed by Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Wednesday, she talked about the security cooperation framework agreement signed by China and the Solomon Islands recently.She said that she was disappointed, but she still insisted that New Zealand had a "mature relationship" with China.
She emphasized that members of the Pacific Island Forum have already signed a regional agreement Biketawa to establish a framework for collective response to regional security challenges, and New Zealand and Australia also supported the country when riots in the Solomon Islands at the end of last year."This is why we are disappointed ... We repeatedly emphasize that if we need, we can provide more support at any time. Why do we need to reach such an agreement with China?"
China and Solomon Islands have recently signed a framework agreement for bilateral security cooperation in China.According to the draft leaked in the social media, Beijing can request the dispatch of the army in response to Solomon, and the Solomon Islands will provide a safe port for Chinese warships, causing neighboring Australia and New Zealand to be uneasy.
Nevertheless, Adon showed that it was not time to join the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia's three -sided security partnership (Aukus).She believes that although such cooperative alliances are beneficial to the Pacific region, if they want to take into account the well -being of the entire region, they should not only include cooperation in the economic field in terms of military and national defense.
In response to New Zealand's criticism of China's strong stance, Adon reiterated that New Zealand will establish its own bilateral relations with China."Everyone who can cooperate, we will cooperate, but if there are differences, we will also show their positions straightforwardly."