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Original caption: China suspends further imports of Australian logs, Foreign Ministry: Relevant measures are normal, scientific and reasonable biosecurity precautions
[Informe completo del Global Times]After suspending the import of logs from Queensland, Australia at the end of October, the General Administration of Customs of China issued the last advisory notice on the 11th and decided to suspend the import of logs from Victoria due to the detection of quarantine pests in imported Australian logs. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on the 12th that once the pests are introduced, they will pose a serious threat to the production and ecological security of China’s agriculture and forestry. The relevant measures taken by the General Administration of Customs of China are normal biosafety precautions, which are scientific and reasonable, comply with relevant Chinese laws and regulations, and comply with internationally accepted practices.
As it was previously reported that China would impose a “ban” on some Australian products, this incident once again sparked speculation in the Australian media and blamed escalating tensions between China and Australia for the “suspension of log imports”. However, according to Australian media reports, Australian Agriculture Minister Little Proud admitted that a pest called bark beetle was actually found on logs exported from Australia. He said that China Customs has notified the Australian Department of Agriculture on this matter and, as of November 11, all registrations from Victoria have been suspended. Littleproud also stated that they have asked the log industry to “devise countermeasures to strengthen handling and quarantine” and that they will write to Chinese customs officials in the coming days.
According to a Reuters report on the 12th, Coleman, CEO of Australian energy giant Woodside Oil, said:China PetroleumHe has been informed by other Chinese companies that due to the relationship between China and Australia, they cannot make further progress in negotiating the acquisition of the company’s gas field and part of the LNG project. These transactions are said to involve an amount of up to AU $ 16 billion.
At the same time, Australian Foreign Minister Payne made inappropriate comments on the ratings of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the 12th. The Chinese Embassy in Australia refuted Payne’s statements on the 12th, saying that the issue of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Legislative Council membership is purely China’s internal affairs, and that other countries have no right to make irresponsible remarks and intervene. We urge Australia to abide by international law and international relations rules and to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs and China’s internal affairs in any way.
Speaking on China-Australia relations on the 12th, Wang Wenbin reiterated that the reason why China-Australia relations face the current difficult situation is very clear. The problem should end him. For the China-Australia relations to get out of trouble, the key lies in the fact that Australia must face the core of the setbacks in the relationship between the two countries, treat China and China’s development objectively and rationally, and manage relations between the two countries on the basis of the principles of mutual respect and equality. Mutual trust and promotion of pragmatic cooperation. (Zhao Qian)
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