STORY: Chinese ambassador sees win-win cooperation as right choice for China, Australia to tackle global challenges
SHOOTING TIME: March 11, 2024
DATELINE: March 12, 2024
LENGTH: 00:04:47
LOCATION: SYDNEY, Australia
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Australian Financial Review Business Summit
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): XIAO QIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Australia
3. various of the Australian Financial Review Business Summit
4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): XIAO QIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Australia
5. various of the Australian Financial Review Business Summit
6. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): XIAO QIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Australia

STORYLINE:

As the world is facing accelerated changes unseen in a century, the China-Australia cooperation is not only in line with the common interests of the two countries, but also conducive to peace, stability, and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific and the world at large, according to Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian.
   
"China and Australia are major powers in the Pacific. Our two economies are highly complementary. Our cooperation is mutually beneficial in nature," Xiao said while addressing the Australian Financial Review Business Summit on Monday.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): XIAO QIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Australia
"As a concerted measure to address global challenges, win-win cooperation between China and Australia is the only right choice. China and Australia are major powers in the Pacific. Our two economies are highly complementary in our structures. Our cooperation is mutually beneficial in nature. Against the backdrop of the current international and regional situation, cooperation between China and Australia is not only in line with the common interests of our two countries, but also conducive to peace, stability and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region and the world at large."

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership.
   
"'Comprehensive' means China and Australia could cooperate in all possible fields and at all possible levels. 'Strategic' means the relationship has gone beyond the bilateral scope and taken on growing regional and global significance. 'Partnership' means China and Australia are friends, not foes, partners, not adversaries," Xiao said.

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): XIAO QIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Australia
"'Partnership' means China and Australia are friends, not foes, we are partners, not adversaries. China is ready to work with Australia to enhance communication and mutual understanding, strengthen our friendship and cooperation, and bring more benefits to our two countries and to our two peoples."

He further underscored the significance of practical cooperation to both China and Australia.
   
"We should not only continue to consolidate and deepen cooperation between China and Australia in traditional areas such as energy, mining, agriculture, education, tourism, etc. but also explore cooperation in emerging areas such as addressing climate change, electric vehicle, artificial intelligence, health industry, green and digital economy, scientific and technological innovation," he added.
   
The ambassador believes that these efforts would not only help consolidate the existing cooperation between the two countries but also facilitate a new chapter of even broader mutually beneficial collaboration.
   
He pointed out that it is critical for China and Australia to forge the right perception of each other, deepen practical cooperation, and handle differences properly.
   
SOUNDBITE 3 (English): XIAO QIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Australia
"It's important that both sides bear firmly the big picture in mind, focus on common grounds, respect each other's core interests and major concerns, and manage differences properly, wisely and maturely. It is important that we make efforts to solve differences through discussions, consultations and even negotiations. It is important that we shall not allow these differences to severely affect or even hijack our overall bilateral relations and cooperation."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Sydney, Australia.
(XHTV)