East Timor President Ramos -Olta said that East Timor "never" discussed military cooperation with China. He also said that Australia and Indonesia can "have no worry" because East Timor will not become a hidden safety hazard in its neighbor.
Reuters on Friday (September 29) reported that Ramos -Olta said in an interview with Reuters that East Timor Prime Minister Gusmang's agreement with Chinese officials last week was a comprehensive strategic framework.The content covers the development cooperation between agriculture and infrastructure.
This agreement also sizes in East Timor, including loans from the Chinese government and business.
Ramos -Olta said: "At present, we have not obtained any loans from China. In the future, we may loan from China ... We will never accept any loans that are difficult to cope, possibilities, and high interest."
Chinese official last Saturday (23rd) at the West Lake State Hotel in Hangzhou, met with Gusang, who went to China to attend the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games.The leaders of the two countries jointly announced that the relationship between China and East Timor was promoted into a comprehensive strategic partnership.
Chinese official media reported on the same day that the agreement reached by China and East Timor also covered military exchanges, and some Australian politicians expressed concerns.East Timor is about 700 kilometers northwest of Australia.
Last year, China signed a security agreement with the Solomon Islands, 2,000 kilometers from northeast Australia, exacerbating Canberra's alertness to the Beijing Navy's ambition.
Ramos -Olta told Reuters that East Timor and China "never discussed military cooperation issues, none of them, and China never proposed this issue."
Ramos -Olta said: "We will never introduce a foreign factors to East Timor, because this will be regarded by the Asianan country as a policy that endangers the neutrality or peace and security of Asians."
Ramos -Olta: East Timor will not become a troublemaker
He said: "Indonesia and Australia -also the closest Singapore and Malaysia to us — can not worry about it, East Timor will not become a troublemaker and will not bring security problems."
In principle, Yaxian accepted East Timor to become the 11th member states.National identity , and allows East Timor to participate in all the Asian Simpan Conferences, including the Asian Summit's plenary meeting.East Timor's goal is to officially join the Aya Anxian in 2025, and reduce the poverty rate of East Timor.
The increasingly confident China has worked hard to establish a security relationship with developing countries around Australia, which sounds alarm to Australia.Australian National Defense Minister Marce Thursday (28th) > Including the development of new remote strike capabilities to maintain peace, security and prosperity in the Pacific region of India.
The Australian government issued a 2023 National Defense Strategic Evaluation Report. It is recommended that the Australian Defense Forces focus on the development of remote deterrence and use missiles, submarines and network tools to keep their opponents a distance.