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Associated Press
Rod Mcguirk
Canberra, Australia (AP) — Pelosi, Australia Foreign Ministers sought relief after Beijing accused her of "pointing" to criticizing China's military exercises in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan on Monday.
Wong says China launched ballistic missiles during ongoing air and sea training around Taiwan, which Beijing claims to be part of its territory. I criticized it. She also signed a joint statement with Japan and the United States on Saturday, accusing China of launching missiles into Japan's exclusive economic zone and accusing China of "increasing tensions and destabilizing the region."
The Chinese Embassy in Australia responded to the Trilateral Statement as follows: "It is absolutely unacceptable to point to China's legitimate actions to protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity."
The embassy has accused Australia of bidding in the United States. It states that China is "the greatest obstructor and destabilizer of peace in the Taiwan Strait and the greatest troublemaker for regional stability."
"I hope the Australian side treats Taiwan's problems carefully and does not follow a particular country's strategy of containing China in Taiwan and does not cause new problems or confusion. "The relationship between China and Australia," said the embassy statement.
Wong declined to comment on the state of relations between China and Australia after his visit to Pelosi last week. Beijing has suggested that relations could be reset after the election of the new Australian government in May. During the nine-year administration of the previous administration, relations have brought new depth.
"The most important thing at this point is that the temperature on both banks will drop and the calm will recover," Wong told reporters.
"Australia continues to urge restraint and Australia continues to urge deescalation. This is not just what Australia wants, the whole region is concerned about the current situation. The whole region wants to restore stability. "
Wong's call for detention was upheld by Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Linkevich, who was in Canberra, Australia, to open a new embassy.
Linkevich created similarities between China's military claims against Taiwan and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
"It is very important to understand that China is watching very carefully what is happening in Europe and what is happening in Ukraine," he said. .. "The same kind that we need to work together and be restrained from overreacting to their actions or creating different regional and global hotspots.
Latvia wants to declare Russia a national supporter of terrorism and by refusing all kinds of visas to all Russians. He urged other countries to follow the initiative of Latvia.
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