Xi Jinping meets with Australian Prime Minister Albanese
2023-11-06 21:53
On the afternoon of November 6, 2023, President Xi Jinping met at the Great Hall of the People with Australian Prime Minister Albanese, who was in China for an official visit.
Xi Jinping pointed out that this year marks the 50th anniversary of Prime Minister Whitlam’s visit to China. Your visit can be said to build on the past and open up the future. With the joint efforts of both sides, China and Australia have resumed exchanges in various fields and embarked on the right path to improve and develop relations. China and Australia are both countries in the Asia-Pacific region and important members of the G20. The two countries have no historical grievances or fundamental conflicts of interest and can fully become partners of mutual trust and mutual success. Both sides should grasp the correct development direction of China-Australia relations amid profound changes in world trends. From the perspective of putting one’s own country first, the world is small and crowded, full of risks and competition. From the perspective of a shared destiny, the world is broad and broad, with opportunities and cooperation everywhere. In the stormy waters of the global crisis, countries are not riding on more than 190 small boats, but on one big ship with a shared destiny. China and Australia should follow the trend of the times, proceed from the common interests of both countries, jointly build a China-Australia relationship that treats each other equally, seeks common ground while reserving differences, and mutually beneficial cooperation, and promote the continuous development of the China-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership. This is in line with the common interests of the two countries and their peoples, in line with the common expectations of regional countries, and will also help the international community better respond to various risks and challenges brought about by the century-old changes in the world.
Xi Jinping emphasized that at present, the world economy is experiencing increasing instability, uncertainty, and unpredictable factors, and the economies of all countries are facing considerable challenges. Facing the complex external environment, China’s economy has withstood the pressure, stabilized its scale, and improved its quality. China’s development still has a good supporting foundation and many favorable conditions. China will bring valuable benefits to the uncertain world economy with its stable development. Certainty. China’s development cannot be separated from the world, and the world’s development also needs China. “High walls in small courtyards”, “decoupling and disconnection”, or “removing risks” are essentially protectionism, which goes against the laws of the market, the laws of technological development, and the development trend of human society. China pursues a mutually beneficial and win-win opening-up strategy, promotes the construction of a new development pattern, and comprehensively promotes the construction of a strong country and national rejuvenation with Chinese-style modernization. This will bring unprecedented opportunities to countries around the world, including Australia. China and Australia should enhance mutual understanding and trust in peaceful coexistence and achieve common development in mutually beneficial cooperation. Give full play to the potential of the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement, expand cooperation in emerging areas such as climate change and green economy, maintain the global and regional free trade system, and provide a good business environment for the investment and operation of enterprises in both countries. The two governments should support exchanges between legislative bodies, political parties, think tanks, youth, and local governments, create more convenient conditions for personnel exchanges, enhance mutual understanding and mutual understanding between the two peoples, and build a solid public opinion foundation for the friendship between the two countries. China does not engage in exclusive cliques, group politics, or camp confrontation in the Asia-Pacific region. Small circles cannot solve the big challenges facing the world, and small groups cannot adapt to the great changes in today’s world. We must first be vigilant and secondly oppose those attempts to mess up the Asia-Pacific region. China is willing to carry out more trilateral and multi-party cooperation with Australia to support South Pacific countries in enhancing development resilience, coping with climate change and other challenges, and maintaining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region in an open and inclusive manner.
Albanese said that he was honored to pay an official visit to China at this historic moment marking the 50th anniversary of Mr. Whitlam’s visit to China. In recent years, China has made amazing achievements in poverty alleviation and development. China’s long-term, stable and sustainable development has benefited Australia and the world a lot. The two sides should respect each other, treat each other as equals and benefit from each other, maintain communication and exchanges, enhance understanding and cooperation, and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results. The Chinese people also have the right to development. I have always been positive and optimistic about the prospects of China’s economy. Australia and China have different political systems, and it is normal to have differences, but differences should not be allowed to define the relationship between the two countries. Australia and China share extensive common interests, and dialogue and cooperation are the right choices. Australia adheres to the one-China policy and is willing to work with China to actively promote the stable development of bilateral relations, intensify economic and trade exchanges, strengthen cooperation in clean energy, climate change and other fields, so as to bring more benefits to the two peoples. Australia is willing to strengthen communication with China on regional affairs such as the Pacific Islands Forum.
Wang Yi attended the meeting.
2023-11-06 13:53:00
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