Why do Hong Kong media call China and Australia like quarrelling couples?

Hong Kong media said that Australia-China relations are going through a difficult period. Since Australian Prime Minister malcolm turnbull proposed a new law against foreign interference, the relationship between the two countries has been unsettled.

According to the Hong Kong media report in August 15, when Turnbull pointed out at the end of last year that China was suspected of interfering in other countries' internal affairs and passed the bill as a legitimate reason, Beijing accused Australia, an important American ally, of having a "cold war mentality" and summoned its ambassador to protest.

According to the report, just as Australia and China have tried to repair their relations by strengthening diplomacy in recent weeks, new tensions have emerged. In July, Australian Foreign Minister Julie julie bishop expressed concern that the large-scale loans provided by China to small island countries in the South Pacific might make these countries bear unsustainable debts and threaten their sovereignty.

Bishop made it clear that Australia considers itself a natural partner of countries in the region. Australia recently agreed to bear most of the cost of the submarine Internet cable connecting Solomon Islands.

According to the report, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China hit back at the "false remarks", insisting that it provided financing support within its capacity according to the wishes of the countries concerned, which played a timely role in the economic and social development of the countries concerned and was unanimously affirmed and welcomed by the countries concerned.

In view of these recent quarrels, Australia and China-which have maintained formal diplomatic relations since 1972-seem to be on the verge of becoming out-and-out enemies, if they have not already become enemies.

According to the report, although these headlines are very disturbing, in fact, the two countries are still engaged in trade in goods and services and personnel exchanges, and the scale of cooperation is unprecedented.

According to the report, if the two countries are bickering couples, it seems unlikely that the couple will sign divorce documents in the near future.

China and Australia need each other. Just look at the economic data. From 20 16 to 20 17, Australia's exports to China reached 1 10 billion Australian dollars (1 Australian dollars is equivalent to RMB 5 yuan-this net note), accounting for 30% of the total exports, which is surprising.

According to the report, despite the constant war of words between the two sides, China's imports of goods (mainly resources) from Australia actually increased by 37% last year. Although the tightening of foreign investment regulations has reduced investment, China investors have invested more than A $654.38+05 billion in Australian real estate, which is more than twice that of Canadians, the second largest investor.

According to the report, the stream of people tells a similar story. Last year, a record 654.38+390,000 Australians visited Australia. At the same time, in the first half of 20 17, more than 170,000 China people enrolled in Australian educational institutions-more than twice the number of Indian students, the second largest international student group.

Due to Australia's large-scale immigration plan, there are not less than 6.5438+0.2 million Australians from China.

According to the report, in Australia, there is a heated debate about whether the country must finally choose between China and the United States, which seem to be increasingly in direct competition.

So far, Australia's strategy has always been a complete choice, gaining security and economic benefits from its close relations with Washington and Beijing respectively. There is no indication that Canberra intends to upset this balance in the short term.

The report said, why break it? So far, this measure has been very effective for this country. It is worth noting that Australia has no intention of joining the trade war between Washington and Beijing, although it echoes Washington's policy stance on issues such as the South China Sea.

When Tony tony abbott was the prime minister, he had an unforgettable summary of Australia-China relations as "fear and greed".

It is not difficult to imagine that China officials may have the same ambivalence towards their Australian partners.

According to the report, this tepid feeling is not the basis of warm friendship. However, this feeling is probably enough to prevent the real break between the two countries.