China-Australia pact serves the people, says Xi
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CHINESE President Xi Jinping vowed to make a larger cake of common interests to benefit the people of the two countries during his meeting with visiting Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull yesterday.
Turnbull, accompanied by a large business delegation, is paying his first official visit to China since taking office in September last year.
The China-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership is full of vitality, which serves the fundamental interests of the two countries and their people and is also beneficial to peace, stability and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region, Xi said.
The two sides should keep relations on the right track, respect each other’s core interests and major concerns, so as to ensure the continuous, sound and stable development of China-Australia ties, he said.
Xi called for alignment of China’s Belt and Road initiative with Australia’s northern development plan, as well as the synergy between China’s national strategy of innovation-driven development and Australia’s national innovation and science agenda.
He also suggested the two sides do a “good job” in implementing the China-Australia free trade agreement, explore more cooperative projects, and advance exchanges and cooperation in the areas of judiciary, law enforcement and defense.
China-Australia friendship lies in the two peoples, Xi said, calling on the two sides to take more measures to facilitate visa application process and promote cooperation in tourism, education and local affairs.
China values Australia’s role in international and regional affairs, and is willing to enhance cooperation with Australia within the framework of G20, the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum, the East Asia Summit, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, so as to jointly make contributions for infrastructure connectivity in the region, Xi said.
Turnbull said Xi’s historic visit to Australia in 2014 greatly boosted the development of bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership.
Turnbull said his country hopes to forge a closer relationship with China, synergize development strategies of both countries and deepen cooperation in trade and innovation.
Turnbull said Australia is ready to enhance communication and coordination with China in international and regional affairs and that he looks forward to attending the Group of 20 summit in Hangzhou in September.
Earlier yesterday, Vice Premier Wang Yang and Turnbull together met with entrepreneurs that participated in the fifth Australia-China CEO Roundtable Meeting in Beijing.
Wang said the visit of more than 1,000 Australian business leaders to China has reflected that bilateral trade relations have reached new heights.
He said he took the visit of the delegation as an opinion poll for the prospect of bilateral trade cooperation.
Turnbull said the success of the meeting has demonstrated the confidence of the Australian business community for the development of ties.
Australia welcomes more investment from Chinese firms and is ready to push for greater development of economic and trade cooperation, he said.
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