Li calls for closer ties with Australia
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="deepen">deepen</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="enterprises">enterprises</span>, <span word="Vice">Vice</span>-<span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Keqiang">Keqiang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Bob">Bob</span> <span word="Carr">Carr</span>, <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>, <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="Carr">Carr</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span>, <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="Canberra">Canberra</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="Joint">Joint</span> <span word="Statement">Statement</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="strengthening">strengthening</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="fields">fields</span>.</p><p><span word="Carr">Carr</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 40<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Regardless">Regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="power">power</span>, <span word="Canberra">Canberra</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="attaches">attaches</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>-<span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="ties">ties</span>, <span word="Carr">Carr</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="addressing">addressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tight">tight</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span>, <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Southwest">Southwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="Carr">Carr</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="trading">trading</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> $113 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="about">about</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="volume">volume</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="energy">energy</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="Carr">Carr</span> <span word="noted">noted</span>.</p>
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