Australian Minister of Trade Farrell visited China on Thursday (May 11), and will start face -to -face talks with the highest -level trading officials in China and Australia since 2019.Before the start of the journey, Farier said that it would vigorously advocate the unimpeded export of Australia to China; the Ministry of Commerce of China called on the two countries to promote the development of pragmatic cooperation between China and Australia.
The analysis of the scholars in the interviewed that China -Australia relations are in a recovery period, and the two countries may reach some principled cooperation intentions during Furir's visit to China.
Ferrell visited China from Thursday to Saturday.According to a statement issued by Farier's pre -journey and Australian media reports, Farier will co -chair the 16th China -Australian Minister Economic Union Committee with Wang Wentao, the Minister of Commerce of China on Friday (May 12). The meeting 2017Later, it was suspended due to the cold when China -Australia was cold.
This will be the second time that Farier and Wang Wentao held a video talks in February this year.Farier will also meet with Chinese political leaders and trade representatives during his visit to China.
Farrer wrote in a statement that the Australian government expressed satisfaction with the trade progress of both China and Australia, including restoring coal, cotton and copper trade, and accelerated review of Australian barley tariffs.
Farrer shows that he will vigorously advocate in this trip to fully restore the unimpeded exit of Australia in all areas of China to benefit the interests of the two countries and the maintenance of Australian exporters and manufacturers.When accepting the Sydney Morning News, Farier also said that he would pay attention to the detention of two Australians Cheng Lei and Yang Heng in China.
A spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce Shu Jiuting said at a routine press conference on Thursday that China hopes to further implement the important consensus meeting of the China -Australia's heads of state.Opinions promote the development of pragmatic cooperation between China and Australia.
Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also extended an olive branch to Australia at a regular press conference, saying that China -Australia can solve their concerns on economic and trade issues through constructive negotiations.
Sino -Australian relations have risen from 2018, and the two countries' confrontation in the field of economic and trade has been significantly heating up in the past three years.Australia adopts anti -dumping and counter subsidy measures for products imported from China, stainless steel sinks, and other products imported by China; China restricts imported products such as coal, barley, red wine, lobster, etc. in Australia, and announced in May 2021 that it has suspended the development and reform of China's national development and reform in May 2021.All activities under the strategic economic dialogue mechanism of the China -Australia's strategic economic dialogue led by the Australian Federal Government's relevant departments.
After Australian Prime Minister Albanis took office in May last year, the relationship between the two countries showed signs of warming; after Albanis and China's official talks were held in Bali, Indonesia in November 2022, high -level officials between the two sides gradually resumed contact in half a year.Some analysts believe that Farier's trip may pave the way for Albanis to visit China at the end of the year.
Zhuang Jiaying, deputy religion of the Department of Political Department of the National University of Singapore, pointed out in an interview with Lianhe Morning Post that the situation in Australia shows that as long as a country can find a way to deal with pressure, the effect of Chinese economic punishment is limited; Beijing is likely to aware of impacting pressure from the outside world.The effect is limited, so it is decided to adjust the diplomatic strategy.
Zhou Shixin, an associate researcher at the Asia -Pacific Research Center of Shanghai International Institute of International Issues, accepted an analysis of the joint morning newspaper. China and Australia may reach some principled cooperation intentions during Farrer's visit to China; the relationship between the two countries is in a recovery period, but the two parties need to be the two parties.Common and long -term maintenance.
U.S. President Biden will visit Australia at the end of this month and attend the US -Japan -India -Australian Quartet Security Dialogue Leadership Meeting; Zhou Shixin believes that if Australian leaders continue to follow the U.S. footsteps, especially on issues on ChinaIt is not conducive to remarks and measures for both parties, and Sino -Australian relations may still "go back."
