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Carol Yang

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Australia to give up “double standards” and join efforts to maintain the momentum of improving bilateral ties, as Canberra voiced concerns over Beijing’s military development and a recent missile test.
In a meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Tuesday, Wang said Canberra and Beijing should address differences on the basis of mutual respect and equality.
“Both sides should seek common ground while managing disagreements and foster a virtuous cycle of positive growth in relations, rather than allowing them to be disrupted or undermined by prejudice,” Wang said, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement.
He also expressed the hope that Australia would uphold the principle of non-interference in internal affairs and abandon double standards, the foreign ministry said.
The two diplomats met in Manila on the sidelines of an Asean-led gathering of foreign ministers.

Wong reiterated Australia’s consistent approach towards Beijing, according to a transcript of opening remarks released by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs.
“We will cooperate where we can and disagree where we must, and we want to continue to engage because we believe that is in our national interest,” she said.
Wong said Canberra intended to discuss regional security issues, including “safe and professional military conduct, and the importance of transparency and reassurance of intent”.
On the same day, she underscored Australia’s security concerns in a TV interview with Bloomberg, pointing to China’s military build-up and its July 6 strategic missile test into designated waters in the Pacific.
“We’ve seen the largest military build-up since World War II in our region,” Wong told Bloomberg, noting that nations in the region expected “assurances about intent, assurances around transparency”.
Commenting on China’s recent missile test, Wong pointed out that it “was done without the sort of notice, predictability, and therefore assurance of intent that countries of the region expect”.
Beijing has defended the launch, with the Chinese navy previously stating that the exercise was a routine part of its annual training. Relevant nations were notified in advance and the operation was fully compliant with international law without targeting any specific country, it said.
In a separate bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations gathering on Tuesday, Wang also sat down with Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand.
In the meeting, Wang expressed Beijing’s willingness to prepare for the next phase of high-level engagement between the two nations, according to a Chinese foreign ministry statement.


China was ready to strengthen coordination with Canada in multilateral affairs – including global governance and artificial intelligence – while properly handling sensitive issues to inject “more certainty into an unstable world”, he said.
According to a statement from the Canadian foreign ministry, the two diplomats reviewed progress towards improving the bilateral relationship since Prime Minister Mark Carney’s official visit to China in January.
This included plans to regularise annual foreign ministers’ meetings and re-establish the bilateral national security and rule of law dialogue.
The thawing of relations between Ottawa and Beijing comes against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump’s tariff war, which has pushed Canada to repair its ties with China.
During Carney’s visit in January, the two nations reached a preliminary agreement in principle to dramatically lower Canada’s tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles – to 6.1 per cent, effective March 1, subject to an annual import quota of 49,000 vehicles.
In return, China reduced tariffs on major Canadian agricultural exports from March.


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On the sidelines of Asean gathering in Manila, the Chinese foreign minister tells Penny Wong that Canberra should drop its double standards


On the sidelines of Asean gathering in Manila, the Chinese foreign minister tells Penny Wong that Canberra should drop its double standards.


Australia raises China’s missile test in meeting with top diplomat Wang Yi

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}On the sidelines of Asean gathering in Manila, the Chinese foreign minister tells Penny Wong that Canberra should drop its double standards

On the sidelines of Asean gathering in Manila, the Chinese foreign minister tells Penny Wong that Canberra should drop its double standards