Australia has rejected China’s plea to “unite” against the tariffs of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, declaring Thorsday who is happy to continue negotiating with his long -term ally that joins the aggressive opposition choir of Beijing.
The White House recently imposed an import tax of 10 percent in Australian goods, but for China, the largest commercial partner in Australia, raised the tariffs to 125 percent.
The Chinese ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, argued that joint resistance is “the only way to stop” hegemonic and bullying behavior of the United States “, which attracted Canberra’s cooperation in an opinion article on Thursday, reports the BBC.
However, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that the Australians “would speak for ourselves”, while the country’s defense minister said the nation would not be “holding China’s hand.”
“It’s about pursuing the national interests of Australia, not to make common calls with China,” Richard Marles told Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
The United States has been Australia’s strongest military ally since World War II, but its exports there will be subject to a 10 percent tax.
The two countries were for the first time to battle together in World War I in the Battle of Hamel on July 4, 1918.
That was a successful joint attack of the infantry of the Australian army and the US army., With the support of the British tanks, against German positions in the city of Le Hamel, in northern France.
Americans with members of the 37th Australian Battalion in Villers-Bretonneux, June 1918, while they are attached to their instruction. (Australian War Memorial/Wikipedia)
The two have joined since then.
Even so, Canberra has expressed angry at the imposition of the United States rate, but has said that it will not retaliate, but seeks more negotiations with the White House.
In his opinion article for nine rookies, Xiao said that Australia and China have a “beneficial and long data cooperation” and need to work together to “safeguard a fair and free commercial environment.”
“The international community, including China and Australia, should firmly say that not unilateraism and protectionism.”
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The ambassador also said that the United States had “armed” commercial problems and expressed Conern Conern that a “weak commitment” would allow Trump “to sabotage international order” and drag world economy “to a quagmire and an abyss.”
Albanian said Thursday that Australia’s commercial relationship with China was important, but said that Australia focused on looking for other export opportunities outside the United States instead of entering a public struggle in Washington.
“Eighty percent of trade does not involve the United States. There are opportunities for Australia and we intend to take them,” he said.
