{"id":1784759,"date":"2022-12-23T07:56:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T12:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1784759"},"modified":"2022-12-23T08:34:23","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T13:34:23","slug":"china-warning-to-australia-dont-be-an-enthusiastic-bandwagoner-to-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-warning-to-australia-dont-be-an-enthusiastic-bandwagoner-to-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"China Warning to Australia: Don\u2019t Be an \u201cEnthusiastic Bandwagoner\u201d to the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-warning-to-australia-dont-be-an-enthusiastic-bandwagoner-to-the-u-s%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1784759&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">China publicly warned Australia on Wednesday against being an \u201centhusiastic bandwagoner of the U.S. strategy\u201d in the contentious Indo-Pacific region after Foreign Minister Penny Wong concluded her visit to Beijing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">Wong\u2019s diplomatic foray was the first by a minister from Canberra in almost four years, even as China remains Australia\u2019s single biggest trading partner.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Beijing chose China\u2019s state-run media outlet <em>China Daily<\/em>\u00a0to warn Australia to be cautious.<\/p>\n<p>Titled \u201cCanberra should not be swayed by US in handling its relations with China\u201d, the editorial affirmed Australia\u2019s new left-wing Labour government led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and its efforts to thaw relations with Beijing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">However, it placed the blame for the relationship\u2019s previous breakdown squarely at the feet of Australia, coming as it did during the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Australian government\u2019s call for China to explain its bungled handling of the deadly coronavirus pandemic could spark a boycott by Chinese consumers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OxT3IvMQo7\">https:\/\/t.co\/OxT3IvMQo7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1254813175570141191?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u201canti-China rhetoric\u201d which was present in the former conservative government\u2019s handling of Beijing was cited as a key reason for the diplomatic freeze. The editorial stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Bilateral ties have encountered difficulties in recent years, as Canberra drew closer to Washington as the US gave greater attention to the region.<\/p>\n<p>Under the previous government of Scott Morrison, Australia often enthusiastically served as a forerunner in the US\u2019 \u2018Indo-Pacific strategy\u2019 aimed at containing China\u2019s development.<\/p>\n<p>Some ideologically-obsessed Australian politicians and media deliberately spread the US\u2019 confrontational narrative against China in Australian society and thus created a poisonous atmosphere for what used to be robust and mutually beneficial ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Wong\u2019s trip to Beijing was ostensibly a celebration of 50 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. She unveiled a commemorative envelope on Wednesday to mark the anniversary together with Foreign Minister Wang Yi.<\/p>\n<p>In meetings afterwards, both parties agreed to new bilateral dialogs on diplomatic relations, consular affairs, trade and economic issues, climate change, defense, and regional and international issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>China has been highly critical of Australia\u2019s AUKUS defense deal with the U.S. and United Kingdom, having published several editorials in state-run media calling for the deal to be scrapped.<\/p>\n<p>Last year Canberra announced it will\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2021-04-28\/prime-minister-to-announce-nt-military-training-base-upgrade\/100099756\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">invest<\/a>\u00a0$580 million to upgrade four northern military bases and expand \u201cwar gaming\u201d exercises with the United States, as Breitbart News\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/asia\/2021\/04\/29\/australia-invests-million-toward-military-upgrades-alliance\/\">reported,\u00a0<\/a>partnering Australia\u2019s ambitious plans to continue engaging with regional allies and build its defense capabilities accordingly.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22368348\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/10\/GettyImages-1398733010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-22368348\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/GettyImages-1398733010-1024x689-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"666\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stands with newly appointed Foreign Minister Penny Wong, at the door of their plane on May 23, 2022 in Canberra, Australia. (David Gray\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOur focus is on pursuing peace, stability, and a free and open Indo-Pacific, with a world order that favors freedom,\u201d then Prime Minister Scott Morrison\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailytelegraph.com.au\/subscribe\/news\/1\/?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a_NEW&#038;dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fnews%2Fnsw%2Fupgrade-of-northern-territory-defence-facilities-announced-by-scott-morrison%2Fnews-story%2Fd9b6a4e843c3aae8efa129080a9d7080&#038;memtype=anonymous&#038;mode=premium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">told<\/a>\u00a0Australia\u2019s\u00a0<em>Daily Telegraph<\/em>\u00a0newspaper on April 28 when revealing the enhanced cooperation with U.S. forces.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking with the United States, our allies, and Indo-Pacific neighbors, we will continue to advance Australia\u2019s interests by investing in the Australian Defence Force, particularly across Northern Australia,\u201d Morrison added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"a8d-pre twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Australia will join Japan in a regional defense pact designed to bolster their standing against Beijing\u2019s growing military power and assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZYhlX6LwSA\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZYhlX6LwSA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1326206346581188609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 10, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Canberra\u2019s $580 million investment will expand training facilities for the Australian Defence Force in Australia\u2019s Northern Territory \u201cwith a focus on better integrating Australian troops\u2019 training with key allies including the U.S.,\u201d the\u00a0<em>Daily Telegraph<\/em>\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/technology\/innovation\/military\/scott-morrison-unveils-747-million-defence-facilities-upgrade-as-china-brands-australia-sick\/news-story\/0c3ab3ea30b804ae6e6ea4c3d0f1680a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5><em><span>Follow Simon Kent on Twitter:<\/span> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSimonKent\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @SunSimonKent<\/a> <span>or e-mail to: skent@breitbart.com<\/span><br \/><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China publicly warned Australia on Wednesday against being an \u201centhusiastic bandwagoner of the U.S. strategy\u201d in the contentious Indo-Pacific region after Foreign Minister Penny Wong concluded her visit to Beijing. Wong\u2019s diplomatic foray was the first by a minister from Canberra in almost four years, even as China remains Australia\u2019s single biggest trading partner. Beijing &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1784762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[11373,6962,8960,11372,5458,4501,4894,3819,7238,7267],"class_list":["post-1784759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-enthusiastic","tag-the","tag-australia","tag-bandwagoner","tag-bongino","tag-china","tag-dont","tag-report","tag-u-s","tag-warning"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1784759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1784759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1784759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1784762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1784759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1784759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1784759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}