The highs and lows of 最近の 中国-Australia relations

Bilateral ties between Australia and China have been strained by a suspended death sentence handed to a Chinese-Australian dissident writer

二国間の/相互の 関係 between Australia and 中国 have been 緊張するd by a 一時停止するd death 宣告,判決 手渡すd to a Chinese-Australian 反体制者 writer

中国 on Thursday 発表するd the 解除するing of 刑罰の 関税s on Australian ワイン, in a 調印する that the 不安定な 二国間の/相互の 関係 could be 改善するing にもかかわらず 後退s.

Here is a look at 中国-Australia 関係 over 最近の years:

- Australia 禁止(する)s Huawei -

Beijing has said Canberra 解雇する/砲火/射撃d "the first 発射" in the 悪化/低下 of relations when, in 2018, it 効果的に banned Chinese telecom 巨大(な)s Huawei and ZTE from rolling out Australia's 5G 網状組織 over 安全 関心s.

The move followed growing Australian disquiet over Chinese 影響(力) in its 国内の politics, 同様に as in its 伝統的な sphere of 利益/興味 in the South 太平洋の.

- Coronavirus origins -

In April 2020, Australia joined the Uni ted 明言する/公表するs in calling for a 徹底的な 調査 into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The 告示 誘発する/引き起こすd an 乱暴/暴力を加えるd 返答 from the Chinese 外交官/大使, who 警告するd it could lead to 消費者 ボイコット(する)s of Australian 製品s.

- 貿易(する) 攻撃する,衝突する -

Beijing 一時停止するd 輸入するs from four major Australian beef 供給者s weeks after the 外交官/大使's 警告.

Neither 味方する 率直に linked the 中断 to the call for an 調査, 特記する/引用するing technical 問題/発行するs instead.

However, 中国 soon after 発表するd anti-ダンピング 関税s on barley, 同様に as 木材/素質 and later ワイン.

- Hong Kong -

Australia その上の enraged Beijing when it was の中で Western countries that (刑事)被告 中国 of 侵害する/違反するing its 合法的に binding international かかわり合いs on Hong Kong, after the 課税 of a 堅い 安全 法律 on the city in June 2020.

Canberra also 申し込む/申し出d pathways to 市民権 or residency to Hong Kongers looking to leave because of the new 法律.

- 拘留,拘置, 秘かに調査するing -

緊張s spiralled その上の over the 拘留,拘置 by 中国 of two high-profile Australian 国民s: Chinese-Australian 反体制者 writer Yang Jun in 2019 and 新聞記者/雑誌記者 Cheng Lei in 2020.

Two other Australian 新聞記者/雑誌記者s were 急ぐd out of 中国 in September 2020 after police sought to question them.

That year, Beijing also (刑事)被告 Canberra of (警察の)手入れ,急襲ing Chinese 新聞記者/雑誌記者s' homes as it 調査/捜査するd an 申し立てられた/疑わしい covert 影響(力) (選挙などの)運動をする.

- Goodbye BRI -

Australia 取り消すd in April 2021 the Victoria 明言する/公表する 政府's 取引,協定 to join the sprawling Belt and Road 組織/基盤/下部構造 programme, a central 中心存在 of leader Xi Jinping's 企て,努力,提案 to 拡大する 中国's 影響(力) overseas.

Canberra said the 取引,協定 did not 会合,会う 国家の 外交政策 優先s but the Chinese 大使館 said its scrapping was "不当な and 挑発的な".

- New 政府, fresh start? -

Australia elected a new 政府 in May 2022 and with it a いっそう少なく confrontational トン on 中国.

A 会合 in November that year between Xi and Labor 総理大臣 Anthony Albanese was the first 会合 between 最高の,を越す Australian and Chinese leaders in more than five years.

中国 停止(させる)d an 輸入する 禁止(する) on 木材/素質, 再開するd 出荷/船積みs of coal and dropped 関税s on Australian barley as other 立ち往生させるd 対話 再開するd over the course of 2023.

中断s were also 解除するd on three major red meat abattoirs.

Cheng, the 刑務所,拘置所d 新聞記者/雑誌記者, was 解放(する)d from 刑務所,拘置所 in October after more than three years in 拘留,拘置.

- 'Handsome boy' -

The high point of 最近の relations (機の)カム in November 2023 when Albanese visited Beijing and was 扱う/治療するd to a 祝祭 welcome.

A smiling Xi 約束d Australia and 中国 could become "信用d partners" and 共同製作する on everything from 気候 change to 地域の 安全.

首相 Li Qiang went one step その上の, calling Albanese a "handsome boy" in 言及/関連 to a viral clip of the Australian leader jogging.

Albanese met Xi for the second time that month on the sidelines of a 首脳会議 in San Francisco.

He said he had 招待するd Li to visit Australia and that he had asked Xi to 除去する remaining 貿易(する) 制限s on Australian 製品s.

- Sonar pulses -

However, just days later, the two si des 交流d 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金s of 無謀な behaviour に引き続いて an 出来事/事件 off Japan in which Canberra said a Chinese 軍艦 emitted sonar pulses that 負傷させるd one of its 海軍の divers.

Beijing told Canberra its 告訴,告発s that a Chinese 破壊者 had 行為/法令/行動するd 積極性 に向かって the Australian フリゲート艦 were unfounded.

- Yang Jun death 宣告,判決 -

Beijing 確認するd in February that writer Yang had been 宣告,判決d to death with a two-year 一時停止するd 死刑執行 and had all his 所有物/資産/財産 押収するd.

Australia 伝えるd 狼狽 but also "乱暴/暴力を加える at this 判決", Albanese said.

Yang, whose pen 指名する is Yang Hengjun, was 拘留するd on 秘かに調査するing 主張s.

The writer has 否定するd the 告訴,告発s and (人命などを)奪う,主張するs he has been 拷問d by Chinese 当局.

- ワイン 関税s 解除するd -

中国's 商業 省 said on Thursday it was 解除するing 刑罰の 関税s on 輸入するs of Australian ワイン, a move that Canberra's 最高の,を越す 政治家,政治屋s said would "利益 both Australian 生産者s and Chinese 消費者s".

The 決定/判定勝ち(する) (機の)カム days after a 会合 between Chinese and Australian 外務大臣s.

Australia in return said it would discontinue 合法的な 訴訟/進行s against 中国 at the World 貿易(する) Organization.

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