China News Service, Beijing, September 24 (Reporter Zhang Weiran) In response to two Australian scholars being barred from entering the country, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference on the 24th that China urges some people in Australia to abandon the Cold War mentality and consciousness Form prejudice, look at China objectively and rationally, and stop smearing China.
According to media reports, two Australian scholars have been barred from entering the country.
They are Clive Hamilton, an Australian anti-China scholar, and Alexander Joske, a researcher at the Australian Institute of Strategic Policy.
In response to the above report, Wang Wenbin said that whether or not to allow foreigners to enter is entirely within the scope of China's sovereignty.
What I want to emphasize is that China welcomes foreigners to work, study and live in China, objectively introduce China’s national conditions and domestic and foreign policies, and enhance mutual understanding between China and the outside world. At the same time, China firmly opposes any dissemination of false information and deliberate smear attacks under the guise of academics. China, endangering China’s national security, etc.
Wang Wenbin pointed out that China's position on the development of China-Australia relations is consistent and clear.
A healthy and stable China-Australia relationship is in the fundamental interests of both countries.
The current difficulties in China-Australia relations are mainly due to the fact that Australia has repeatedly adopted wrong words and deeds on the core interests of China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity for a period of time, imposing unreasonable restrictions on normal exchanges and cooperation between China and Australia, which has seriously damaged the two countries. Mutual trust between countries.
"We urge some people in Australia to abandon the Cold War mentality and ideological prejudice, look at China objectively and rationally, stop smearing China, and do more to promote mutual understanding and trust between the two countries, rather than the opposite." Wang Wenbin said.
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