Beijing’s envoy to Australia says the country is ready to talk and find areas of common ground with the Albanese government.
China’s ambassador to Australia has rebuffed Anthony Albanese’s demand that trade sanctions targeting more than $20 billion of Australian exports be lifted, saying it will not happen until there is an improvement in the “political relationship” between Canberra and Beijing.
“If we could have a better political relationship between our two countries, that will perhaps pave the way for improvement of our relationship in other fields as well, including investment, trade and other interactions.”Mr Xiao said a message from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang congratulating Mr Albanese hours after he was sworn in as prime minister last week was intended as a “friendly gesture” towards the new government.
Mr Xiao said there might be a “different interpretation” on which country was at fault for the deterioration in relations, but pointed to the Coalition government’s ban on Huawei’s involvement in Australia’s 5G rollout and rejection of foreign investment applications as cases of discrimination against Chinese businesses.
“We need some preparations to pave the way for productive contacts. Instead of meeting with each other for meeting’s sake … we should be expecting a meeting that will be producing some kind of outcome that can contribute to the improvement of the relationship.” “There is no intention for China to set up the so-called military base in the Solomon Islands,” he said. “This is a very clear message.”
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