Australia recently took the lead in canceling the “Belt and Road” agreement with the Chinese Communist Party, which has attracted international public attention. According to the Australian media, the Victorian state in question has not only signed the “Belt and Road” agreement with the Chinese Communist Party, but also signed other “secret” agreements.
As relations between China and Australia continue to deteriorate, on April 21, the Australian government announced the cancellation of the “Belt and Road” agreement signed between Victoria and the Chinese Communist Party. Australia has taken the lead in the global dismantling of the Belt and Road agreement, which has aroused concern from the outside world, while the Chinese Communist Party has expressed its dissatisfaction with it.
According to local media, in addition to the Belt and Road agreement, Victoria has also signed other secret agreements with the Chinese government.
Melbourne’s “The Age” and “Sydney Morning Herald” reported on May 2 that the “Century” newspaper “A reporter from The Age earlier requested that the Victorian government disclose the contents of a 2017 agreement with the Chinese Communist government under Victoria’s Freedom of Information Act, but the government refused on the grounds that the agreement involved “confidentiality. The government refused on the grounds that the agreement involved “confidentiality” (confidentiality).
According to the report, the agreement involves the participation of Chinese state-owned enterprises in public infrastructure projects in Victoria, amounting to 50 billion Australian dollars (about 250 billion yuan).
In addition, according to the “Freedom of Information Act”, the government will usually respond to media requests for disclosure of information within 30 to 45 days, but the Victorian government delayed until five months before responding, and refused to disclose the agreement.
In response, Paul Monk, former director of China affairs for the Australian Defence Intelligence Organisation, said the Victorian government’s concealment was questionable.
The federal government is currently reviewing the agreement for content that is inconsistent with Australia’s foreign policy, the report said.
In October 2019, Governor Daniel Andrews signed a “Belt and Road Construction Framework Agreement” with Ning Jizhe, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission of the Communist Party of China. But the agreement was withdrawn by the federal government after it was said to be inconsistent with Australia’s foreign policy.
The French broadcaster reported that in Canberra’s eyes, the Chinese Communist Party is trying to use Victoria as a springboard to exert influence on Australia’s neighboring countries at the financial and geopolitical levels.
Australian experts say the Chinese Communist Party is trying to create divisions within Australia and weaken the opposition through the Belt and Road.
The U.S. supports Australia’s cancellation of the Belt and Road agreement, and State Department spokesman Price said on April 23 that Australia has suffered great losses due to Beijing’s “coercive diplomacy,” but “the United States continues to stand with the Australian people as they bear the brunt of China’s coercive behavior. .”
At present, Australia’s policy is clear that it will not concede to the Chinese Communist Party on defending its “national interests” and all political parties are united in this position. Recently, Australia has also publicly stated its position on sensitive issues in the Taiwan Strait, saying that the Australian Defence Force is highly prepared to respond to any threats against its allies in the region.
Recent Comments