Nan Tai is not a "back garden", it should be "Bai Garden" (Global Hot Spot)

Recently, Australia's diplomatic actions in the South Pacific are frequently. Since the signing of the bilateral security cooperation framework agreement between China and the Solomon Islands, the Australian government has greatly discredited China and South Pacific Island countries to continue to put pressure on the Solomon Islands and other South Pacific Island countries.

Just as the United States regards Latin America as its own "backyard", Australia has a different science and regards the South Pacific as its own "backyard". Essence However, Nan Tai is by no means a "back garden", but the "hundred gardens" of open cooperation. Respecting the sovereignty and development willingness of the Nanda Island country, and carrying out multi -party cooperation in adhering to an open attitude, and truly helping the development of the Nanda Island country is the moral and responsibility of the international community.

Australia has a long history in the "circle of land"

In recent months, Australia has shown an unusual "concern" to the South Pacific Island country.

During the launch of normal exchanges between China and the Solomon Islands, some Australian politicians distorted the content of police cooperation in China, drumming the so -called "Chinese military threat", and obstructing the two sovereign countries to promote security cooperation. In mid -April, after the China Institute officially signed a bilateral security cooperation framework agreement, the Australian political and guests responded fiercely, accusing them with "lack of transparency" for discredit security cooperation in China, and continued pressure on the Solomon Islands. At that time, the Australian Prime Minister Morrison spread the so -called "China established a military base" rumor, saying that China will touch the common "red line" of the United States and the Australian governments. Huang Yingxian, then the Foreign Cabinet of the Australian Labor Party, also said that the SARS signed a security agreement was "the worst failure of Australia's foreign policy in the Pacific since the Second World War." The Washington Post quoted analysts as saying that Huang Yingxian's words implied political presets, that is, the Solomon Islands' foreign policy is Australia's responsibility. This preset may irritate the leaders of the South Pacific.

During the subsequent Australian election, the diplomacy of the South Pacific region became the key point of the Australian political party performance. According to the British Guardian, at the end of April, the Australian Labor Party announced a new campaign commitment that it would increase its development assistance to the Pacific countries and East Timor in the next 4 years, with "restoring Australia as the status of partners." The plan is called assistance, but its details include providing agricultural visas to workers in the Pacific region to alleviate Australia's own agricultural workers' shortage. The plan even includes a "publicity fund" of $ 8 million per year, which is used to "project Australia's image, values ​​and interests to the Indo -Pacific region."

On May 26, on the same day of the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi began the trip to South Pacific, Huang Yingxian, who has just worked with the new Australian Foreign Minister, also began to visit the South Tai many countries. Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that Huang Yingxian first visited Fiji, where he publicized the influence of Australia in the Pacific. On June 1, Huang Yingxian visited Samoa and Tonga in South Tai Island. Bloomberg said that this trip was a manifestation of Australia's expansion of diplomacy. On June 17, Huang Yingxian visited the Solomon Islands and met with the country's Prime Minister Sogovre. Reuters said the itinerary was "concerned about the impact on the Safety Agreement area."

Unlike the recent enthusiasm, it is "concerned". Previously, Australia's demands on the South Pacific island nation were not "upper". When Australia and Britain and the United States held secret negotiations on the military agreement of nuclear submarines, they did not discuss with the Pacific State in advance on nuclear diffusion risks in advance. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that Sogvarre refuted that Australia's unreasonable accusations of "lack of transparency" in cooperation between China and China implied the hypocrisy of Australia's attitude towards the Pacific country.

"Back Garden" mentality exposed colonial thinking

Just as the United States regards the Americas as "Americans' America" ​​and Latin America is regarded as the strategy of implementing power politics and hegemonism. In the eyes of many politicians in Australia, the South Pacific Island country with independent sovereignty is obviously an Australian "site". The former Australian Minister of the Interior Andrews said in an interview with the Australian media in March this year that the South Pacific Island country was "our region", and the cooperation between Solomon Islands and China took place in Australia's "backyard". The remarks were strongly criticized by Sogovre. He said that the "backyard" was a place where garbage was placed, and the word was a statement of offense and heights of sovereign countries.

Xu Liping, a researcher at the Asia -Pacific Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told this reporter that Australia's recent series of Australian island countries are three "abacus" behind them: first, to "hedge" China and South Tai Tai The island country has the influence of cooperation and exchanges; the second is to "repair" the previous Australian government's neglect of the South Pacific region and the control of Australian Australia to its surrounding areas; the third is to maintain consistent with the action with allies such as the United States and restrict the South Tai Island State restrictions. In the strategic positioning of "Australia's Backyard", any external forces are prevented from intervening.

Australian defense and political analysts Samida Basha recently stated that Australia has not yet got rid of the colonial mentality. The deep -rooted prejudice and cold war thinking make Australia unable to see the overall development of the Pacific island country. Its influence in South Pacific has only a symbolic gesture and trace investment, rather than a more practical action. It fails to pay attention to the actual needs of the island neighboring countries in terms of economy, climate, infrastructure and defense.

"Australia has been overbearing in the South Pacific region for many years. Australian and new foreign ministers Huang Yingxian said that the Pacific Island country should decide its own safety while urging them to consider the" consequences "of China's security proposal. The red line across the geographical strategy is like an American agency law and order officer who disappeared from the order. "Samid Basha said. Lan Jianxue, director of the Asia -Pacific Research Institute of the China Institute of International Issues, pointed out to this reporter that Australia tried to treat the South Pacific as its own "sphere of power" or "staying in the place", hoping to be in a vast in these island countries. In other words, the Australian Tu conspiracy uses the sings of the scholarship, takes over the internal affairs and diplomacy of the surrounding South Pacific countries, imitates the Australian version of Monroeism in the Latin American region, and prohibits them from conducting normal cooperation with China.

"Australia implemented a very typical stubborn diplomatic diplomacy. In recent years, Australia has been proud to promote the so -called 'Indo -Pacific Strategy' before and after the operation. How to use the hands of the United States to dominate the South Pacific region. "Lan Jianxue said.

South Pacific should become a cooperative "Hundred Garden"

It is destined to have no market in the South Pacific, and friendly cooperation is the general expectation of the South Pacific Island country. Fiji Prime Minister Mudanimarama recently stated on Twitter, "Fiji is not a backyard of anyone -we are a member of the Pacific family. We are most concerned about geopolitics, but climate change." Wang Yi visited During the South Pacific period, President Vanuatu, Moses, highly agreed with the concept of the community of human destiny, and believed that the peoples of all countries should enjoy the right to peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom in equality. President Kiribas also emphasized that the island state -owned rights choose the right of partners.

"The South Pacific region needs to be mutually respectful, sincere, and equal to foreign cooperative relationships. The leaders of the South Pacific countries have publicly stated many times that China is the only great country that really treats and respect them. Waiting for the cooperation between countries and Pacific islands. "Lan Jianxue said that the South Pacific region should truly realize the" freedom, openness, and tolerance "that Australian political guests hanged on their mouths. Here, big nations and small countries should treat each other equally to eliminate the high pressure of the remnants of colonial colonialism and the ‘ground snake’ bully. Pacific island countries have the right to cooperate with all other countries in the world.

Xu Liping pointed out that most of the South Pacific Island countries are underdeveloped countries, and they have the geographical characteristics of "small islands and large oceans", that is, the land area is very small and the ocean area is very broad. The special geographical environment determines that these countries are deeply influenced by climate change. They are often threatened by climate disasters. The development is great vulnerability. Therefore, it requires external assistance. However, at the same time, these countries have independent development needs, especially in security issues, South Pacific Island state -owned traditions have formed a consensus through the Pacific Island Forum. The Pacific Island State Forum stipulates that if any member states have the right to decide to exercise security rights alone or in conjunction with other countries by their own safety needs.

"South Pacific Island countries have development and security autonomy. They do not think that Australia is the only partner, but hopes to cooperate with other countries such as China. Demand also helps to revitalize the development of the South Pacific region. "Xu Liping said," South Pacific is not a game field for geopolitics, but an important platform for all parties to work together to promote the development goals of the United Nations in 2030. "

Lan Jianxue pointed out that the South Pacific Island countries generally have a small economic volume, small population scale, limited natural conditions, and low levels of economy, technology, and hygiene. New coronary pneumonia epidemic and geopolitical tension expose their development defects. Australia should think about how to cooperate with large state -owned states such as China to help small island countries solve pain and difficulties such as climate change, environmental pollution, ecological fragility, and development governance. What the South Pacific region needs is the substantial assistance of external political purposes and unprecedented political conditions to help them cope with the epidemic, recover the economy, and maintain stability.

"The South Pacific region should not be reduced to a" back garden "circled in a certain country, but should get rid of the unfavorable situation of lonely overseas and return to the Asia -Pacific family to become the" Hundred Garden "of the world. One of the core concepts of the 'Pacific Method'. In history, the island nations that have been plundered by the colonists and the clan kingdom are eager to be treated equally equally by the great powers, rather than providing 'alms'. "Lan Jianxue said.

(Lan Jianxue, director and associate researcher of the Asia -Pacific Research Institute of China International Institute of International Issues, interviewed reporter Lin Zihan, on the 06th edition of "People's Daily Overseas Edition", June 25, 2022)

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