Australian Prime Minister Morrison, the "sudden change of painting style" towards China?

"No country can lift so many people out of poverty like China." Just as the Guizhou provincial government announced on the 23rd that all poverty-stricken counties in the province would be lifted from poverty, Morrison praised China's poverty alleviation work at a think tank meeting on the evening of 23rd, local time.

According to ABC and the Australian Financial Review on the 23rd, Morrison delivered a speech at a meeting of the UK think tank "policy exchange".

ABC: Morrison called on China and the United States to "reduce hostility" at the UK think tank policy exchange meeting

Recently, Australia has repeatedly provoked on issues involving China's core interests, leading to tension in Sino Australian relations. However, in his speech on the 23rd, the Australian prime minister sent a different signal than before.

According to reports, when talking about Sino US relations, Morrison said in his speech that Australia does not want to be forced to adopt a "dual choice" between Washington and Beijing. He added that Australia's action was not part of a "strategic move to try to contain China.".

"Our actions have been wrongly viewed and interpreted only from the perspective of strategic competition between China and the United States." "It's like Australia, as an independent sovereign state, does not have its own independent interests or views," Morrison claimed. This is wrong and unnecessarily worsens the relationship between the two countries. "

In response, ABC said Morrison's speech would be seen as a denial of the trump administration's most acute debate on China. According to ABC, Morrison is trying to restore the system of {{} {}} {}} system.

In addition, Morrison also mentioned in his speech that China's economic rise is good for Australia and even the global economy.

Later, he spoke highly of China's poverty alleviation efforts. "No country can lift so many people out of poverty like China." He praised.

However, while trying to repair Sino Australian relations, according to ABC, Morrison continued to complain and accuse Beijing of "refusing to communicate with Australia". "The lines between the two countries must be kept open Especially when there are differences and misunderstandings. "

Morrison went on to argue: "unfortunately, at the moment, in our own relationships, these channels of communication are not what we want - but it's not the result of Australia's actions."

This is not the first time Morrison has accused China of Sino Australian relations. After the Chinese Embassy in Australia said that Australia's wrong practices had led to tension in Sino Australian relations, Morrison once replied that Australia will always be Australia, and Australia will make decisions based on its own national interests and values and will not change its own policies.

In response to Morrison's statement, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on November 19 that China has repeatedly indicated that Australia has repeatedly taken wrong words and deeds on issues involving China's core interests and major concerns, and actively provoked provocative and confrontational actions. This is the fundamental reason for the current difficult situation in China Australia relations.

Zhao Lijian said that Australia should face up to the crux of the setback in bilateral relations, seriously take China's concerns and take practical actions to correct its mistakes. I would also like to stress that mutual respect is the basic principle in handling state to state relations. We firmly oppose harming the interests of other countries under the banner of safeguarding our own national interests and imposing our will on others under the pretext of safeguarding our own values.