Australia urges China to use influence to end Russian invasion of Ukraine

2022-09-23 18:55:41 By : Mr. Nicolas Liu

Australia urges China to use influence to end Russian invasion of UkraineAustralia on Friday asked China to use its good relationship with Russia to end the "illegal" invasion of Ukraine, during a meeting between the foreign ministers of the two countries."We urge China, as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, with a special responsibility, to uphold the UN Charter and use its influence to end the war," said Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong. , to his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, according to a message broadcast after the meeting.Wong's comments - who described Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons as "unthinkable and irresponsible" - were made during a "constructive" dialogue on the sidelines of the United Nations general assembly.Wong also reiterated his calls for containment on the Taiwan issue, following comments by US President Joe Biden, who opened up the possibility of sending US military forces to defend the island in the event of a Chinese invasion.The Australian minister insisted that, since 1972, her country has maintained a unified position of recognizing the government in Beijing as the only legitimate government in all of China, although she stressed that the Canberra policy also "includes economic commitments and exchanges between people , with Taiwan".At the level of bilateral relations, Wong indicated that she discussed with Wang the trade barriers imposed by Beijing on various Australian products, the arrest and trial of Sino-Australian citizens, including journalist Cheng Lei and activist and academic Yang Hengjun, among others. others."It's a long way for both sides to go before we have a more stable relationship," Wong said.Diplomatic ties between Australia and China have been shaken by several disagreements, including the exclusion in 2018, on national security grounds, of Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE from Australia's 5G infrastructure.Since then, relations have deteriorated over issues such as Australia's passage of laws against foreign interference and espionage, after Chinese donations to Australian politicians were known, and cyberattacks on state agencies and universities, blamed on China.Beijing retaliated by imposing punitive customs duties on a number of Australian products, particularly after Australia called for an independent investigation into the origin of Covid-19.Thousands of Iranians demonstrate in favor of the government after a week of protestsThousands of Iranians gathered this Friday in Tehran in a demonstration in support of the authorities, after almost a week of protests against the government over the death of a young woman who was being detained by the customs police.UN concludes Russia commits war crimes in UkraineThe UN Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine assured that "war crimes have been committed" in the country since the invasion of Russia."We were shocked by the sheer number of executions," said Erik Mose, chairman of the commission.Life in prison for 'Riverdale' actor for murdering mother and filming murderCanadian actor Ryan Grantham, who participated in the series "Riverdale", was this Thursday, September 22, sentenced to life in prison for murdering his mother.The former "Riverdale" star was found in court to shoot Barbara Waite in the back of the head while she was playing the piano at home on March 31, 2020.New Lisbon Airport has already cost 71.25 million in studies.Government and PSD reach agreement for new studyFormer mayor of Lisbon is against the construction of a new airportMan catches fire in center court at Laver CupMP accuses two marines of the death of a PSP agent of qualified homicideFrom São João to SNS CEO.The trial by fire for Fernando Araújo