The recent relationship between China and Australia, as the old saying goes, is "a wave of unevenness, a wave of rising". Originally, everyone thought that the relaxation of import restrictions on five Australian beef factories was a good sign of warming up, but they didn't expect that the wind direction was turning faster than the weather forecast, and new problems followed, which made the already not very peaceful relationship even more tense.
On the Australian side, Chalmers came forward and directly gave an ultimatum to five Chinese-funded enterprises, saying that within two months, they had to transfer the shares of Northern Australia Mining in their hands, for the sake of the country's interests.
In this, the "Yuxiao Fund" is a representative, and the previous investment in the northern mining industry was quite generous. At this moment, not only these companies, but also the atmosphere on both sides of China and Australia became tense.
In fact, this is not the first time that Australia has used this trick, and it has often used the banner of national security to prevent many Chinese-funded enterprises from entering the mineral field, such as Northern Mining, as well as the lithium giant "Alita Resources", which have been stopped in this way. To put it bluntly, Australia has its own little ninety-nine in its heart, and wants to weaken China's influence as much as possible in key mineral resources and seize more initiative by itself.
Looking at it at a deeper level, Australia's move may still have the shadow of the United States behind it. As a member of the "Five Eyes" alliance, Australia and the United States are very close, and the United States is busy promoting "economic decoupling" with China on a global scale, especially for graphite, rare earths, the lifeblood of high-tech industries.
It is difficult to say that Australia's operation has not been influenced by the US strategy, and it seems that it has consciously or unintentionally played a small role in the US layout in the Asia-Pacific region.
Originally, if the trade between China and Australia could go smoothly, the lifting of the ban on beef would be a good start, and everyone wondered if they could take this opportunity to ease the atmosphere and make economic exchanges more unimpeded.
But Australia's next move was like throwing a piece of ice into the hot tea, which made people's hearts flutter, worried that if this continues, the economic and trade bridge that was finally built will be crumbling or even broken.
In the final analysis, exchanges between countries are about mutual respect and mutual benefit. If we really want to live in harmony for a long time, both sides must show some sincerity, think more from the other side's point of view, and be less suspicious and confrontational.
After all, a peaceful and stable environment is beneficial to everyone, promoting common development and benefiting the people of both countries.