The new government is hundreds of days, and the two senior officials in Australia have visited the same time at the same time

Author:Global Times Time:2022.08.30

Local time is the 100th day of Albunse's election of Australian Prime Minister. On the same day, Australian Foreign Minister Huang Yingxian and the Defense Minister Males chose to visit. The former went to Papua New Guinea and East Timor, and the latter will visit European countries such as France, Germany, and Britain. Some Western media associated with China with their foreign visits in an appointment with China. Australian issues interviewed by the Global Times reporter on the 29th said that the diplomatic ideas of the Albunse government are gradually becoming clearer. Although it is more strategic than the former government, it still has not separated from the preset trajectory of the United States. That is against China and Russia.

"Consolidation of Pacific Relations", the Australian News reported on the 29th that Huang Yingxian's visit was reported on the 29th, saying that she would visit Papua New Guinea and East Timor. According to reports, this is the first time that the Australian government has sent the Australian government to visit the country since its re -election.

It is reported that during the talks with Malape and Pakistan's new foreign minister Justin Takqinko, Huang Yingxian will be asked to increase job opportunities for Papua New Guineanians under the new "Pacific Australian Labor Migration Plan". A senior person at the Pakistani government said the country hopes to increase the number of workers to meet the needs of Australian employers. In addition, Huang Yingxian is expected to meet with two local members during this visit.

According to Reuters, after visiting Pakistan, Huang Yingxian will go to East Timor on August 31, urging East Timor President Ruazawa Ramos Olta and his main minister and Australian energy giant Woodside to develop Timor Sea The "Giant Sun Range Gas Field" reached an agreement. Public information shows that "Giant Sunli Gas Field" is about 150 kilometers from the southern coast of East Timor, 450 kilometers from Darwin in northern Australia, with a total value of about 70 billion US dollars. Earlier, the two countries have been arguing about the ownership and income of the gas field, and it was not reached until 2018.

According to the Australian News, East Timor hopes Woodside to agree to processing natural gas in East Timor, but the company said that the plan is not economical and hopes to transport natural gas to Davin for processing. According to the Russian satellite news agency previously reported, Orta once stated that "If our partners are not ready to invest in natural gas pipelines to our South Coast, East Timor will consider the possibility of cooperating with Chinese investors." Olta also said that cooperation with Chinese will not harm relations with Australia and will not affect its interests.

Huang Yingxian said before this visit, "I look forward to discussing how Australia continues to support the economic development of East Timor. Australia is committed to cooperating with Papua New Guinea and East Timor to establish a stable, flexible and prosperous Indo -Pacific region."

When the Foreign Minister focused on the Pacific region, the Australian Defense Minister Maleus set off to Europe on the same day, and his visit will go to Germany, the United Kingdom and France. Before starting the journey, Malleus said that his goal was to deepen his defense relationship with the above -mentioned Three Kingdoms, and claimed that the Ukraine conflict increased the importance of cooperation with like -minded countries.

Reuters quoted the Australian government as saying that Maleus's visit to France would help "recover and update" relations between the two countries. Earlier, due to the establishment of "Oukus" and Australia unilaterally canceled the contract from French procurement submarines, Australia and France had fallen to a trough.

The Australian News said that Maleus will also discuss cooperation with the national defense industry with officials of the Three Kingdoms, and he will also visit the major shipyards of the manufacturing warships and nuclear submarines in the UK. It is reported that during the talks with Males and French Minister of Defense Sebastian Leklni, the Pacific cooperation will be the top priority.

In some media reports on the relevant news of the Australian Foreign Minister and the Defense Minister, regardless of the consolidation of the relationship with Europe or the relationship with the Pacific countries, they are to cope with China.

Chen Hong, director of the Australian Research Center of East China Normal University, told the Global Times reporter on the 29th that when the new government governed a hundred days, the chiefs of the two important departments of the two countries appeared at the same time, showing that the Albunse government hopes to conduct in the field of diplomacy and security. The layout is mainly focused on obtaining influence from Russia and Ukraine's conflict and maintaining influence in the South Pacific region. The core goal behind it is China and Russia.

Chen Hong believes that Huang Yingxian visited shortly after the end of the Pakistana election. The first consideration is to consolidate the relationship with South Pacific countries such as Pakistan and curb China's existence in the region. As for the visit of East Timor, it cannot be ruled out that the President of East Timor may have recently stimulated the Australian government in cooperation with China. Chen Hong added that the purpose of Maleus's visit was to strengthen cooperation with the European Union, and hoped to get involved in Ukraine's international hotspot area to exert greater influence. ▲

Reporter Zhao Jueyi

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