#THREAD: #NewZealand ally says #Australia should "show respect" to #China
New Zealand has suggested that its close ally and neighbor Australia should mend strained diplomatic relations with #Beijing
Wow, amazing, talking like client states do.....
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
New Zealand has suggested that its close ally and neighbor Australia should mend strained diplomatic relations with #Beijing
Wow, amazing, talking like client states do.....
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
2) In a statement Thursday, O’Connor said he’d spoken with his Australian counterpart following the CNBC interview. “New Zealand has an independent foreign policy, which allows us to maintain both our closest partnership with Australia & a mature relationship with China,” he said
3) In comments that raised eyebrows of lawmakers in Canberra, New Zealand Trade Minister Damien O’Connor noted his government had maintained cordial ties with China in stark contrast to Australia, which has been buffeted by trade reprisals after calling for a coronavirus probe.
4) “I can’t speak for Australia & how it runs its diplomatic relationships, but clearly if they were to follow us & show respect, I guess a little more diplomacy from time to time & be cautious with wording, then they too could hopefully be in a similar situation” O’Connor said.
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