This is the first time in more than three years, Australian officials have visited China.Scholars of interviewees analyzed that Sino -Australian relations are unlikely to improve significantly, but both parties will strive to achieve some substantial results in this interview.
Australian Foreign Minister Huang Yingxian went to China on Tuesday (December 20) to launch the ice -breaking journey. She stated that it would urge China to cancel trade restrictions on Australia and allow two detained Australians to receive consular services; Chinese diplomacy; Chinese diplomacyThe Ministry called on Australia to promote the return of China -Australia's comprehensive strategic partnership back to the healthy and stable development track.
This is the first time in more than three years, Australian officials have visited China.Scholars of interviewees analyzed that Sino -Australian relations are unlikely to improve significantly, but both parties will strive to achieve some substantial results in this interview.
Wednesday (December 21) is the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Australia.The Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (December 19) issued a joint statement of Prime Minister Albanis and Huang Yingxian, announcing the news of Huang Yingxian's visit to China.On the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Australia on Wednesday, she will hold the sixth Australian -China diplomacy and strategic dialogue with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Australian -China diplomacy and strategic dialogue held every year since 2016, after 2018, it has been suspended due to cold in China and Australia.
Statement stated that Australia sought a stable relationship with China, and would cooperate when he could do it, express objections when necessary, and focused on national interests.
According to Agence France -Presse and Reuters, Huang Yingxian stated at a press conference held before the start of the journey on Tuesday that this trip will urge China to cancel trade restrictions on Australia and allow two detention Australians to accept consulsServe.
Sino -Australian relations have been cooling rapidly in the past four years. In 2020, the Australian Prime Minister Morrison called on the international community to conduct a traceability survey of crown diseases in China, so that the relations between the two countries have been further rotated.
Since 2020, China has implemented trade restrictions on coal, barley, cotton and other products in Australia. Australian Chinese reporters Cheng Lei and writer Yang Heng were detained in China in 2020 and 2019.
Huang Yingxian pointed out that if China releases into a Lei and Yang Hengjun, China Australia can reduce the obstacles to improving relations between the two countries.
Huang Yingxian emphasized that "Many difficult issues in relations between the two countries take time to solve in a way that meets our interests." "This takes time, but I think this visit has taken one step in this area."
When Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Mao Ning responded to the reporter's question at a regular press conference on Tuesday, he called on Australia to "adhere to the spirit of mutual respect, in the attitude of seeking similarities and differences", and promote ChinaComprehensive strategic partnership returns the track of healthy and stable development.
As for whether China will cancel trade restrictions on Australia, Mao Ning only said that China and Australia will exchange opinions on issues of common concern and "will release news in time."
Albanis has a signs of ease of relaxation after the Australian Prime Minister
After the Australian Labor Party leader Albanis served as Prime Minister in May this year, Sino -Australian relations showed signs of ease.
When Albanis attended the Gemini Group Summit in Indonesia in November, he held his first face -to -face meeting with Chinese officials in 2016.Huang Yingxian and Wang Yi also met during the UN General Assembly in September this year.
However, the relationship between the two countries is still tense in terms of regional security issues.The United States, Britain, and Australia, which was established in September last year, has caused high vigilance in China, and the United States has also announced on December 6 that it has strengthened its military deployment in Australia.
Hervé Lemahieu, director of the Ryo Research Institute of Australia, was interviewed by Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Huang Yingxian was invited to visit China to show that Beijing's foreign policy was adjusted.
Beijing may be more isolated and fragile in the international community, so it is eased a tough diplomatic attitude and releases signals that are willing to re -contact with the world, which provides opportunities for Australia.Some Australian media pointed out that without the economic and trade delegation accompanied Huang Yingxian to visit China, it means that it is difficult to make breakthroughs in China -Australia's economic and trade issues.
Luo Minghui, assistant professor of public policy and global affairs curriculum of Nanyang University of Science and Technology, was analyzed during an interview with Lianhe Zaobao. The interview was expected that it would not improve significantly improved Sino -Australian relations.The best result that can be foreseeable is that China Australia may set a clear plan and timeline for the follow -up exchanges of officials of the two countries, and China may also adjust the case adjustment of cases and Yang Hengjun.
