According to Australian media reports, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has frequently appeared on the diplomatic stage since the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, and the United States has become closer and closer. Since the establishment of the AUKUS military security organization in the United States, Australia and britain later this month, Australia and France immediately had diplomatic conflicts, because of the submarine dispute, France accused Australia of breaking the treaty privately and withdrew its ambassador to Australia. There was still a chance of resolution at this point, but Morrison showed unusually tough attitude towards France, twice claiming that "for the sake of Australia's interests, this matter is impossible to give in", which eventually led to an impasse.
The Australian prime minister also wanted to reconcile with France after Biden and France reconciled, but according to him, French leader Macron refused to answer his phone, and all efforts were useless. It is expected that the French government will send a sky-high claim form in the later stage, and it will be difficult for the relationship between the two countries to enter "deep cooperation" after the business is messed up. Not surprisingly, when talking about this matter, Morrison put all the hats of "not wanting peace talks" on mark's dragon head, and repeatedly stated that his attitude was willing to actively reconcile, and France was the party that obstructed peace talks.
Yesterday, in an interview with the Australian media, Morrison once again talked about the issue of China-Australia relations in a similar tone. He first said that Australia-China relations are facing unprecedented difficulties and he cannot get through the phone from China; but one thing is that although conflict is inevitable, the future relationship between the two countries can develop in the "direction of happiness". On this basis, Australia will remain "resilient and continue to uphold its values and beliefs." In response to other questions, he repeatedly changed the object and stressed that the Sino-Australian relationship still needs to be resolved by the United States, and Australia's interests must be put first.
Those present found that Morrison's remarks were very similar to those of Lithuanian President Nauzeda at the United Nations General Assembly a few days earlier. Nauseda also claimed to improve relations with China without any warning, and had deep expectations for the future, and also put forward the premise of "respecting Lithuania's freedom of exchanges". So they proposed reconciliation with China almost at about the same time. One thing is different, Lithuania also introduced a ban on Chinese mobile phones a few days ago, and Australia is relatively quiet.
The reporter at the scene also asked Morrison whether the recent fight for nuclear submarines would make other countries feel threatened, and Morrison replied: "Because Australia's geographical location is far from any country, it needs long-range (weapons), and we support a more stable Indo-Pacific region, not to seek conflict." ”
It is also worth mentioning that the reason for Australia's sudden release of a friendly signal to China is not yet known, but one thing is certain that the sincerity of the Australian side is far from enough. The Sydney newspaper also believes that in the competition in recent years, Australia has played all its hands under the pretext of "values", they have lost Huawei's 5G technology, China's large investment and Victoria's "Belt and Road" cooperation memorandum of understanding, and also lost the good opportunity for the two countries to strengthen trade, almost "nothing can be lost." "Now that the issue of reconciliation is raised, it is obvious that we are facing the dilemma of playing without cards in our hands.