Australian Prime Minister Credit Mok. (photo by Australian Financial Review)
As Australian Foreign Minister Payne (Marise Payne) begins his visit to China, Australia-China relations could face another severe test: Mr (Josh FRydenberg), finance minister, yesterday vetoed plans by Hong Kong-based Changshi Group (CK Group) to acquire (APA Group), Australia`s largest gas pipeline operator, by APA Group. Prime Minister Mosuisse (Scott Morrison) will announce today that Australia`s foreign policy focus will shift back to the South-West Pacific.
According to the "Australian Financial Review" report, Foreign Minister Payne is about to meet with Chinese colleagues in Beijing to repair Australia-China relations. On the other hand, in the face of the growing influence of China (in the Southwest Pacific), Morris will announce in the speech of Tangshiwei (Tonsville) in Queensland that the "advanced" strategy for this region He will say that Australia will strengthen its foreign policy concerns in the region, including:
It pledged to provide a total of A $200 million in aid and long-term loans to the region through the establishment of the Australian Pacific Infrastructure financing Fund (Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific),). It is reported that the Australian Pacific Infrastructure financing Fund will be used for high-priority infrastructure projects such as telecommunications, transportation, water conservancy, and will complement the trilateral initiative of Australia, Japan and the United States to counterbalance China`s "Belt and Road Initiative" strategy.
(EFIC), an Australian export finance and insurance company, has increased its budget by A $1 billion to encourage Australian companies to invest more in the region, especially in infrastructure.
Five new embassies and consulates have been opened in (Palau), Palau, (Marshall Islands), French Polynesia, (French Polynesia), Niue (Niue), and (Cook Islands), Cook Islands.
Strengthen contacts with local military, police, sports and culture, including organizing annual meetings between defense, police and border security officials.
In his speech, Mr Mosuisse saw the South-West Pacific as "the place where Australia has the greatest role to play in international affairs."
"China`s government is returning to the Pacific. It should have been, it was at the top of Australia`s strategic deployment, foreign policy, and national "networking", including high-level relations with the government. " He would say: "despite our natural advantages in the southwest Pacific, we live next door to them, have historical ties and share common values. But Australia cannot take its influence in the southwest Pacific for granted. However, we often do. "
Mr Mosuisse will also announce today in the soup market that Australia will revamp the Lumbru (Lombrum) Navy base in (Manus Island), (Papua New Guinea) Marus Island, Papua New Guinea, and will reprioritize the foreign aid budget.
While seeking to return to the southwest Pacific, credit Morrison government is also working to reshape Australia-china relations that deteriorated during (Malcolm Turnbull) `s administration. In his first important speech on foreign affairs during his first term in office last week, Mr Mosuisse said that Australian-Chinese economic relations were "vital" and that trade, tourism and educational exchanges between the two countries were at historic highs and that he would work to further deepen relations between the two countries.
