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发帖数: 36950 | 1 WELLINGTON: A senior New Zealand minister advised Australia to adopt his
country's softly-softly approach to China on Thursday (Jan 28), a rare
public disagreement between the neighbours on how to deal with a more
assertive Beijing.
The comments - which closely echo Chinese government complaints - are
likely to anger Canberra, while exposing the different approaches towards
China by New Zealand and its "Five Eyes" intelligence partners
Australia, the United States, Canada and Britain.
Pointing to Wellington's recent success in trade talks with
China, Trade Minister Damien O'Connor urged Australia to show more "
respect" to Beijing.
"I can't speak for Australia and the way it runs its diplomatic
relationships, but clearly if they were to follow us and show respect, I
guess a little more diplomacy from time to time and be cautious with wording
, then they too could hopefully be in a similar situation," he said.
Australia's foreign ministry did not respond to a request for comment on
O'Connor's advice. |
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