Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong Visits China, Emphasizes Importance of Energy Cooperation
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng met with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Beijing, expressing China's willingness to strengthen strategic alignment with Australia. Wong emphasized the importance of Australia-China energy cooperation, citing the impact of the Strait of Hormuz blockade on Indo-Pacific refineries.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, 30th) Chinese Vice President Han Zheng stated on April 29th in Beijing, during a meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, that China is willing to strengthen strategic alignment with Australia. Wong emphasized that the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has impacted refineries in the Indo-Pacific region, expressing the importance of Australia-China energy cooperation.
According to the official website of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Han Zheng met with Penny Wong yesterday in Beijing and stated that China-Australia relations have made significant progress over the past decade, but have also experienced setbacks. In recent years, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have met multiple times and reached important consensuses, providing strategic guidance for the continued development of China-Australia relations and promoting tangible results in exchanges and cooperation across various fields between the two countries.
He said that China and Australia adhering to equal treatment, seeking common ground while reserving differences, and mutually beneficial cooperation is in line with the fundamental interests of both sides. China is willing to work with Australia to implement the important consensuses of the leaders of the two countries, grasp the correct direction of the development of bilateral relations, strengthen the alignment of development strategies, enhance dialogue and exchanges, and build a more mature, stable, and fruitful China-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership.
Separately, according to Agence France-Presse, when Wong met with Han Zheng, she expressed the importance of Australia-China energy cooperation and pointed out that the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has severely affected refineries in the Indo-Pacific region.
Wong called on Beijing to provide greater reciprocity to Australia in trade, emphasizing that while Australia provides a stable supply of raw materials and food to China, it should also receive stable exports of gasoline, kerosene, and fertilizers from Beijing.
In addition, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs website disclosed that Han Zheng also met yesterday with the visiting President of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock, and stated that the current international situation is intertwined with changes and chaos, and the international system with the United Nations at its core has been severely impacted. Last September, Xi Jinping proposed a global governance initiative, sending a clear signal to defend the authority and core position of the United Nations. China is willing to take the implementation of the initiative as an opportunity to continuously deepen cooperation with the United Nations, support the UN General Assembly in adhering to true multilateralism, and jointly safeguard world peace and security. (Editors: Chou Hui-ying / Tang Pei-chun) 1150430
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, 30th) Chinese Vice President Han Zheng stated on April 29th in Beijing, during a meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, that China is willing to strengthen strategic alignment with Australia. Wong emphasized that the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has impacted refineries in the Indo-Pacific region, expressing the importance of Australia-China energy cooperation.
According to the official website of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Han Zheng met with Penny Wong yesterday in Beijing and stated that China-Australia relations have made significant progress over the past decade, but have also experienced setbacks. In recent years, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have met multiple times and reached important consensuses, providing strategic guidance for the continued development of China-Australia relations and promoting tangible results in exchanges and cooperation across various fields between the two countries.
He said that China and Australia adhering to equal treatment, seeking common ground while reserving differences, and mutually beneficial cooperation is in line with the fundamental interests of both sides. China is willing to work with Australia to implement the important consensuses of the leaders of the two countries, grasp the correct direction of the development of bilateral relations, strengthen the alignment of development strategies, enhance dialogue and exchanges, and build a more mature, stable, and fruitful China-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership.
Separately, according to Agence France-Presse, when Wong met with Han Zheng, she expressed the importance of Australia-China energy cooperation and pointed out that the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has severely affected refineries in the Indo-Pacific region.
Wong called on Beijing to provide greater reciprocity to Australia in trade, emphasizing that while Australia provides a stable supply of raw materials and food to China, it should also receive stable exports of gasoline, kerosene, and fertilizers from Beijing.
In addition, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs website disclosed that Han Zheng also met yesterday with the visiting President of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, Annalena Baerbock, and stated that the current international situation is intertwined with changes and chaos, and the international system with the United Nations at its core has been severely impacted. Last September, Xi Jinping proposed a global governance initiative, sending a clear signal to defend the authority and core position of the United Nations. China is willing to take the implementation of the initiative as an opportunity to continuously deepen cooperation with the United Nations, support the UN General Assembly in adhering to true multilateralism, and jointly safeguard world peace and security. (Editors: Chou Hui-ying / Tang Pei-chun) 1150430
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