(Comprehensive News in New York) Australian Foreign Minister Huang Yingxian said on Thursday (September 22) that although Australia and China have differences in economic and trade issues, the establishment of a stable relationship with Beijing is still the goal of Canberra.
Comprehensive Reuters and Australians reported that Huang Yingxian met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the UN General Assembly during Thursday, Eastern time.After the meeting, Huang Yingxian told reporters that Australian -China relations are a long way. Both sides must take many steps to establish more stable relationships, and they should continue to explain goodwill.
Huang Yingxian said that in response to the differences in Australia and China, trade issues have become the concern that she first raised to China, and China expresses their position, and Australia also expresses her position.She claims that the meeting is constructive.
She said that she also criticized China on a series of behaviors of Chinese human rights records, Australian Chinese reporters Cheng Lei and writer Yang Heng, and Beijing's detention in China, and Beijing's actions of Australian agricultural products and blockade.
Huang Yingxian emphasized that the interests of Australia are unchanged, and they will continue to speak on the necessary questions, while continuing to contact China to stable relationships.
Huang Yingxian also urged China to use its influence as a big country to end the Russian and Ukraine War for up to seven months.She said that Russia's invasion of Ukraine is illegal. The Russian President Putin threatened the use of nuclear weapons "unimaginable and irresponsible". As a member of the five constant members who have special responsibilities to maintain the United Nations Charter, China should let Russia end the invasion of Ukraine's invasion of UkraineEssence
According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China on Saturday, Wang Yi said that this year is the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Australia. The relations between the two countries should be more mature and stable, tough, and unexpected. This is in line with the interests of both parties.Expectation.
Wang Yi said that China is willing to conscientiously summarize experience with the Australian side, properly solve differences, and promote the healthy and stable development of bilateral relations.
Wang Yi and Huang Yingxian only met in Bali, Indonesia in July this year. At that time, the two met for the first time.
Under the governance of the Morrison government in Australia, China -Australia relations have continued to deteriorate since 2018. China has also levied tariffs on Australian barley and wine and other agricultural products in 2020.However, since the new Prime Minister Albanis took office in May this year, Canberra has repeatedly stated that he wants to improve relations between the two countries.
