China accuses Australia of creating conflicts because of the growing shortcomings of the CCP

But the rise has fallen into a cliff.

Australia and Japan this week expressed their views on Beijing’s Achilles’ heel. The joint meeting of defense ministers and foreign ministers expressed “serious concern” over the repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang. They emphasized the suppression of dissidents in Hong Kong. They mentioned China’s aggressiveness in the South China Sea and East China Sea and the Taiwan issue.

This is the message from these two Asia-Pacific partners to the Group of Seven (G7) conference of the world’s “most advanced” economy.

It shouldn’t be like this.

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The talking points in Beijing are peace, calm and stability.

So the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs quickly spoke out, accusing Japan and Australia of “creating conflict.” Spokesperson Wang Wenbin came to power and demanded that the two “stop interfering” in what he insisted on “internal affairs.”

He accused Australia and Japan of “undermining regional peace and stability.”

And controlled by the CCP Global Times The news media subsequently accused the West of “bashing China with the card of ideology and values.”

code of conduct

In a high-level diplomatic exchange in March, China launched an attack on the United States.

Its chief diplomat Yang Jiechi criticized Washington’s failures—from police killings and racial inequality to its participation in international disputes.

US National Security Adviser Jack Sullivan did something unexpected.

He has no objection.

Instead, he put forward a different point of view. “A confident country can face its own shortcomings and constantly seek improvement,” he said.

The shortcomings of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) are getting worse.

There is occupied Tibet.

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The South China Sea has its illegal artificial island fortresses.

It used its fishing fleet and coast guard to break into the East China Sea.

It brutally suppressed democracy and dissent in Hong Kong.

It has been trying to assimilate Taiwan.

Approximately one million Uyghurs are detained in heavily guarded “vocational training” facilities.

It uses its overwhelming economic power to force countries to do—and say—what it wants.

Beijing actively denies that these are the ways of the problem.

This is strengthening the world’s attitude towards it.

Rule-based order

Japan and Australia wrote in a joint statement issued after the meeting: “We are seriously concerned about reports of violations of the human rights of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.”

“We call on China to allow independent international observers, including the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, to enter Xinjiang urgently, meaningfully and unrestricted.”

Recent revelations include documents detailing the forced sterilization of Uyghur women to “build a balance” with the growing Han immigrant population. The United States, Britain, and Canada describe this policy as tantamount to genocide.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will attend the G7 summit on Saturday to advance the case.

He hopes that the international community will take punitive action against Beijing.

He said on Wednesday that he wanted to mobilize the World Trade Organization and “modernize its rulebook when necessary” to punish “bad behavior that occurs.”

This is not a completely benevolent position.

Canberra hopes that the WTO will make a ruling on its barley export dispute with China. Beijing insists that this is an “anti-dumping” issue. Canberra says this is a trade embargo.

However, the conflict has since expanded to include wine, wood, beef, seafood, and coal.

The Prime Minister said: “If the coercion has no consequences, there is very little motivation for restraint.”

Beijing rejected Mr. Morrison’s words, accusing him of being a “liar” and “one of the pillars of the US Indo-Pacific strategy aimed at containing China.”

“However, China’s position of safeguarding its core interests and taking countermeasures when necessary will not change. This collusion will only expose their weaknesses,” said Chen Hong, director of the Australian Studies Center of East China Normal University.

“Morrison’s accusation of economic coercion is a lie. He called for WTO reforms to politicize and weaponize the organization. This comment shows that although Canberra has triggered tensions between the two countries, Australia cannot bear the tension with China. Economic decoupling. It urgently needs the help of Western partners to rewrite the rulebook of the global economic order according to its own interests.”

Beijing strongly opposes

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wen Bin criticized the G7 summit.

He said that the G7 countries “should do more to promote international anti-epidemic cooperation, promote world economic recovery, and help developing countries accelerate development, instead of creating conflicts and differences in the international community”.

This is consistent with Beijing’s talking points:

This is just more evidence that the United States and the West are determined to prevent China’s rise.

By criticizing Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the East China Sea and the South China Sea, the West is trying to deny China the same level of security they require.

By boycotting its economic policies, the West tried to deprive China of the same development.

The criticism of Beijing’s belligerent diplomacy is only to calm differences and prevent the CCP from “counting back.”

Earlier, Beijing and Moscow announced that they intend to take a unified stand on the “improper behavior” of the United States.

During the conference call between the foreign ministers of the two countries, Wang Yi and Lavrov were determined to “strengthen coordination” to deal with common threats.

Under the guise of democracy, the United States formed small groups, interfered in the domestic politics of various countries under the pretext of human rights, and pursued unilateralism under the banner of multilateralism. According to reports, Wang said.

Beijing also thanked Moscow for its “integrity and loyalty.”

“You criticized the defamation of the United States and the West. China appreciates this. We will also fully support Russia in safeguarding its legitimate rights and interests.”

President Vladimir Putin later confirmed the strengthening of relations.

“Both Russia and China are interested in maintaining our cooperation on the international stage. Such cooperation is obviously an important factor in the stability of international affairs,” he said.

Jamie Seidel is a freelance writer | @Jami Saidell