Why Xi Jinping's China believes there will be better relations with Australia under a Labor government led by Anthony Albanese

  • China 'optimistic' of better relations with Australia under Labor Government  
  • Claim ALP win brings 'some possibility of a recovery in Sino-Australian relations' 
  • It has also been noted that 'attitudes towards China in Australia have soured'

The Chinese Government is remaining 'optimistic' that better relations between Australia can be established if Labor's Anthony Albanese wins the election. 

Prime Minister Scott Morrison was accused by China's state media of playing the 'anti-China' card and reinforcing a senior Australian diplomat's assessment that Beijing has been trying to 'wait out' the government. 

Beijing-based researcher Guo Chunmei claimed that 'if the Labor Party comes to power, at least in terms of people-to-people diplomacy and social exchanges, it will bring some possibility of a recovery in Sino-Australian relations,' The Weekend Australian reported.

Ms Chunmei's institute is linked to China’s powerful Ministry of State Security. 

The Chinese Government is remaining 'optimistic' that better relations between Australia can be established if Labor's Anthony Albanese wins the election (Pictured: Chinese President Xi Jinping, delivering a speech at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Youth League of China)

The Chinese Government is remaining 'optimistic' that better relations between Australia can be established if Labor's Anthony Albanese wins the election (Pictured: Chinese President Xi Jinping, delivering a speech at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Youth League of China)

Beijing-based researcher, Guo Chunmei, claimed that 'if the Labor Party comes to power, at least in terms of people-to-people diplomacy and social exchanges, it will bring some possibility of a recovery in Sino-Australian relations' (Pictured: Australian Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese and partner Jodie Haydon are pictured together on the campaign trail)

Beijing-based researcher, Guo Chunmei, claimed that 'if the Labor Party comes to power, at least in terms of people-to-people diplomacy and social exchanges, it will bring some possibility of a recovery in Sino-Australian relations' (Pictured: Australian Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese and partner Jodie Haydon are pictured together on the campaign trail)

Ms Chunmei expressed that any improvement with the Labor Government would be 'modest'.

'The US-Australia alliance is the consensus of Australia's two parties … and the cornerstone of its defence.'

It was in January 2020 that Xi Jinping’s administration pulled the pin and ended all ministerial communication with the Coalition government.

Trades restrictions against an array of Australian exports were launched by Beijing.

An exception was Australia's iron ore exports, which have since reached record prices.

Australia took the option of toughening its policy in response to the deterioration of relations with Beijing.  

It has also been noted that 'attitudes towards China in Australia have soured'. 

In a recent survey conducted by UTS’s Australia-China Relations Institute it was found that 'nearly three-quarters of Australians think China is a security threat'.

Mr Albanese has said in recent media statements that 'Australia’s relationship with Beijing had changed because China had changed', signalling a largely bipartisan approach to the question of Australia's relationship with the superpower.

Nevertheless the ALP has been a harsh critic of Mr Morrison's government over China's signing of a security pact with the Solomon Islands in mid-April, with Ms Wong calling it 'the worst foreign policy failing since the end of World War II'. 

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