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Written by: Hong Yilin
2021-05-31 15:41
The last update date: 2021-05-31 15:44
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern met on May 31.
After the meeting, the two said that they are seriously concerned about issues such as the South China Sea, Hong Kong and Xinjiang.
On the afternoon of the 31st, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded to Australia and New Zealand’s human rights issues in China, stating that it firmly opposes external interference.
Morrison and Ardern issued a joint statement after the annual ANZ leaders summit held in Queenstown, New Zealand that day.
The two expressed serious concerns about the restricted rights and freedoms of Hong Kong people, the violation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration for Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy, the human rights situation in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and developments in the South China Sea. They also called on China to allow the United Nations to visit Xinjiang.
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