Opinion: As a new diplomatic dawn breaks between Australia and China, it's an opportune time to seek common ground against a shared enemy, writes Benjamin Herscovitch
by the Chinese company Landbridge, there is the enduring possibility of the Australian government rejecting a large Chinese investment.against senior Chinese officials implicated in human rights abuses in Xinjiang and elsewhere.
These shifts are part of the new government’s efforts to pursue a “change of tone” and avoid “chest beating,” as Defence Minister Richard Marles put it. And this shift has probably been noticed and welcomed in Beijing.The Chinese government previously launched frequent and high-octane diplomatic attacks against Australia and made plain the coercive intent behind China’s trade restrictions.
The logical place to look is climate change. As a first step, the Albanese government should propose rehabilitating the Australia-China ministerial dialogue on climate change, which fell into disuse in recent years. Rehabilitating a formalised ministerial dialogue could also be used to directly raise a broader range of critical concerns for Canberra, including consular cases, human rights, military developments, and other matters.
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