Taiwan’s top diplomat in Australia has urged Anthony Albanese to be wary of Xi Jinping’s “divide and conquer” tactics when he meets the Chinese president.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is being urged to lobby Chinese President Xi Jinping not to invade the self-governing island of Taiwan when he makes a landmark visit to Beijing this year rather than pursue a narrow focus on repairing Australia’s trade relationship with China.
Douglas Hsu, Taiwan’s chief representative in Australia, said Beijing pursues a “divide and conquer” strategy.“You have to use this kind of opportunity to send the message loud and clear to Xi Jinping himself that we care about peace and stability in the region,” Hsu said in an interview with“I think the message is quite clear: we care about the peace and stability in the region, and any irrational behaviour in the region is not allowed.
But he said Australia’s national interest extended beyond trade and he urged Albanese to look beyond the “rosy pictures” Xi will paint about the China-Australia relationship. “You cannot deny that in the past few years, you saw more and more aggressive behaviours from China,” Hsu said. Taiwan is Australia’s fifth-largest export market, largely thanks to its huge demand for liquefied natural gas.
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