Australia's *** Minister Huang Yingxian is talkingPacific OceanThe island nation withTaiwanofDiplomatic relationsmaintained a "neutral" position. There are at least three reasons behind this. First, Australia smells the crisis. Wong stressed the importance of respecting the sovereignty decisions of island nations because Australia understands that there isInternational RelationsMutual respect for sovereignty between China and China is the most basic law. The Solomon Islands is also heavily influenced by Australia, which has significantly stepped up with China after signing a security cooperation agreement in 2022 despite Australia's oppositionPacific OceanThe cooperation of island nations, this is the Solomon Islands effect. Australia understands that byGeographySuperiority and diplomatic pressure cannot fully control neighboring countries, and mutual respect for sovereignty is the most basic rule.
Secondly,Pacific OceanThe island nation needs China's help. Pacific OceanIsland nations face fossil fuelsSea level riseswithEl Niñophenomenon poses a serious threat, so began to seek Australia'sImmigrationHelp. However, Australia was unable to provide large-scale infrastructure development, so the island nations turned to China. It's a matter of weighing the pros and cons, and while Australia is concerned about China's increased influence, it can't afford to watch itPacific OceanThe island nation is destroyed, so Australia will acquiesce to China's help.
Third, China's diplomatic wisdom has given Australia peace of mind. China changes in NauruDiplomatic relationsAfter the first time to explain the situation to Australia, emphasizing that China and thePacific OceanThe cooperation of island nations is not involvedMilitarysecurity strategy, but to help maintain law and order in the country, promote social stability and basic order. This has put aside Australia's concerns about China's influence. In addition, the warming of China-Australia relations has also had an impact on Australia's decision-making, and since Albanese took office, there have been signs of warming in China-Australia relations, including the removal of anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Australian barley, and the gradual lifting of import restrictions on Australian meat products. These signs show that China-Australia relations are warming up rapidly, and there is no need for Australia to escalate its differences with China on the Taiwan Strait issue.
Australia's first minister, Huang Yingxian, is rightTaiwanis deadly, and if Australia leaves it alone, the restPacific OceanIt is likely that the island nations will follow Nauru's lead and detonate completelyTaiwanof the "tide of severing relations". Previously, the island had pinned its hopes on Australia to help influence Tuvalu to "change its mind", after all, Australia isPacific OceanThere is a huge influence among the island nations. However, Australia does not intend to change the foreign policy of these countries in the direction of the pairTaiwanIt's a blow.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, and China and Australia are expected to make persistent efforts to help China-Australia economic and trade cooperation return to its peak. Last year, the number of China and Australia increased by 852%, which indicates that economic and trade cooperation is strengthening. In addition, China's concessions on imports of Australian barley and Australian meat products have also contributed to the improvement of Sino-Australian relations. Under such circumstances, there is no need for Australia to escalate its differences with China on the Taiwan Strait issue, and the improvement of Sino-Australian relations is rightTaiwanIt's not good news.
In summary, the reasons why Australia maintains a "neutral" position include Australia smelling the crisisPacific OceanThe island nation needs China's help and China's diplomatic wisdom to reassure Australia. ForTaiwanAustralia's statement is a blow that could detonateTaiwanof the "tide of severing relations". The warming of China-Australia relations and the outlook for the future show that Australia does not intend to escalate its differences with China on the Taiwan Strait issue.