Study On The Australia’s Policy Towards China Since The 21st Century

Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China,especially after the establishment of diplomatic relations between The two countries in 1972,The relationship between Australia and China has been gradually closer,especially in the field of economic and trade exchanges,but the political relations between the two countries have not made progress in the field of economic and trade.Especially since the 21st century,due to the influence of many factors,although China policy,six prime ministers of Australia is different,the overall trend is increasingly hostile policies toward China,the political relations between the two countries are increasingly tense,the negative effect on the economic relationship between the two countries are deepening,the relations between the two countries at that time can’t see the hope to improve.At the beginning of the new century,under the influence of the intern ational situation on the one hand,and based on the consideration of economic interests,on the other hand,Prime Minister Howard implemented a friendly and pragmatic foreign policy towards China,laying a foundation for the sound development of Australia-China relations.The Rudd and Gillard governments’ China policy continued the residual warmth of the "friendly" policy in Howard’s time,but after Rudd’s second term in office,Australia’s China policy began to deteriorate in the security field,making the bilateral relations appear an obvious "low point".During the Abbott administration,Australia’s China policy was warmed up,but soon after Turnbull took office,Australia’s suspicion,precaution,and hostility toward China in the political and security fields increased significantly.Compared with its predecessor,the current Morrison government is even more hostile to China and has become increasingly paranoid and hostile,which has repeatedly dealt a serious blow to the economic and trade relations between the two countries.Although Australia’s policy towards China has been repeated and changeable since the 21st century,the general trend is increasingly hostile towards China and increasingly paranoid.Investigate its reason,from the inside to see,is based on the Australian constitutional system,cabinet change,the influence of such factors as seen from outside,is to curb the rise of China as the goal of U.S.policy toward China,and reflect the policy of the United States Asia-pacific strategy,even printed too strategy,the influence of the different political system,for their safety cognition,and some politicians paranoid personality,As a RESULT,Australia,an ally of the United States,has followed the United States’ hostile path toward China farther and faster than other Allies in the Asia-pacific region.China for Australia’s policy always adheres to the diplomatic ideas of friendly cooperation,hope to get stable political and economic and trade relations between the two countries and the development,by contrast,Australia’s China policy is completely run against China’s policies,in the field of political and security Gansu as a pawn of the United States to contain China from the front,It hopes to maintain and develop economic and trade relations with China while being hostile to China in the security and political spheres.For Australia,it is necessary to change the cold War mentality,view China objectively and rationally,and work with China to reverse the downward trend of bilateral relations and promote steady development and long-term progress of bilateral relations.