China says noticed more Australians calling for bilateral cooperation following recent deterioration in ties

Record ID: 1616893

  • Title: China says noticed more Australians calling for bilateral cooperation following recent deterioration in ties
  • Date: 18th May 2021
  • Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (MAY 18, 2021) (REUTERS) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN ZHAO LIJIAN ARRIVING AT NEWS CONFERENCE JOURNALISTS SEATED (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN ZHAO LIJIAN, SAYING: "Recently the Australian government has been taking proactive and confrontational actions and words on the Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Taiwan issues as well as other issues that are at China's core and important interests, which has severely harmed the political trust and the basis of cooperation between China-Australia." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS (SOUNDBITE) (Mandarin) CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN ZHAO LIJIAN, SAYING: "We've noticed that in Australia, more people with key insights have expressed their worries, calling for the Australian government to reflect upon their China policy. And they have made valuable suggestions: Hoping the Australian government can correctly view issues that had disrupted and harmed the bilateral relationship, take China's concerns seriously, listen to the voice of rationale, abandon cold war mindset and ideology bias, contribute more to China and Australia's cooperation and mutual trust, and do things that fit the spirit of China-Australia comprehensive strategic cooperation." EXTERIOR OF FOREIGN MINISTRY CHINA'S NATIONAL FLAG FLYING
  • Embargoed: 1st June 2021 12:23
  • Keywords: Australia Industry Group China-Australia relationship geopolitical tension
  • Location: BEIJING, CHINA
  • City: BEIJING, CHINA
  • Country: China
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001EDHLHDZ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:China's foreign ministry on Tuesday (May 18) said it had noticed more Australians have called for cooperation between the two countries and for the Australian government to reflect upon their China policy.
    Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox said on Sunday (May 16) that Australian companies wanted to do business with China and not a war, in a speech to Australian's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
    China has imposed a series of trade sanctions on Australian exports ranging from wine to coal as the two countries tensions have worsened in recent years.
    Earlier in May, Beijing suspended all activity under a bilateral economic dialog with Australia.
    Australia was one of the first countries to publicly ban Chinese tech giant Huawei from its 5G network over security concerns, and last year angered Beijing with its calls for an independent investigation into the origins of COVID-19.
    (Production: Shubing Wang, Fang Nanlin)
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