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What went wrong with Australia-China relations in 1996?
The problems which plagued Australia-China relations during 1996 were an indication of the sensitive nature of the relationship. In particular, Australia’s relations with China will be strongly influenced by the course of US-China relations during the second Clinton administration.
Why has the political mood in Australia turned against China?
As the revelations of complicity pour out, the political mood in Australia has turned decisively against China. For years, the country’s establishment promoted stronger China ties as the key to economic success, with everyone from mining magnates to retired politicians seeming to cash in on the China boom.
Is Australia the US’s closest ally regretting its China ties?
Issues have included New Zealand’s support for Uighur rights and Taiwan’s membership of the World Health Organization. But none of the United States’ closest allies has come to regret its China ties quite as much as Australia.
Who is Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou and why is she detained?
In Canada, Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, has been detained in Vancouver since December 2018, pending extradition to the United States on charges related to the evasion of U.S. sanctions on Iran. In a move it insists is unrelated, China has charged two Canadian businesspeople with espionage in apparent retaliation.
How did China react to Australia’s role in the Taiwan crisis?
Australia’s support for the US dispatch of naval forces into the Taiwan Straits in response to Chinese missile tests during the Taiwanese elections was strongly criticised by China. China began to react with increased sensitivity to any official Australian dealings with the Taipei government.
What has the Morrison Government done for Australia?
In Foreign Affairs, the Morrison Government concluded the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. On the economy, after the lowest deficit in a decade, Morrison predicted a small surplus in the 2019 Federal Budget, but then had to stimulate the economy due to the outbreak of COVID-19 .
Why is China so sensitive to Australia’s foreign policy?
Australia is appreciated for the occasions in the recent and more distant past when it has acted independently of the US, but China remains very sensitive to perceived changes in Australia’s policies which suggest a return to policies of the past.