Damien O'Connor, the Minister of Trade in New Zealand today (28th), suggested that neighbors Australia adopt a mild attitude towards China and talk about Wellington's successful trade negotiations with China, calling on Australia to "respect" China.
According to Agence France -Presse, Oaknnn said: "I can't speak on behalf of Australia and the country to deal with diplomatic relations, but it is obvious that if they follow us and respect others, I think I just take it from time to time.Angered the diplomatic methods of others and used words cautiously, then they can also come to this situation. "
New Zealand is unwilling to follow other five -eye alliance members, namely the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada to sign a joint statement to criticize the way China handles the Hong Kong Pan -democratic master.
The English version of the China Official Media Period Times published a post yesterday (27th) to describe the relationship between New Zealand and Australia with "Fire and Ice".The article mentioned that Australia adopted the "Jingoistic Cold War Mentality" and New Zealand adopted a fairly open attitude towards China.
Agence France -Presse believes that Okinor's remarks may cause Australian dissatisfaction and reveal that New Zealand has adopted a different approach to other five -eye alliance members in China.
