AVZ Discussion 2022
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Show me what you have done to engage an Australian Senator?
I’ll just leave this here…….oh, and proof is required!
'A lot of contentious issues on the agenda': Australia and China preparing for high-level talks
Details and dates are still to be determined and announced, but experts say a range of thorny issues could be on the table.www.abc.net.au
China's foreign minister expected in Australia for high-level talks within weeks
Officials are planning for China's foreign minister to come to Australia for high-level talks within weeks as both countries prepare for Premier Li Qiang to make a state visit later this year.
The federal government has signalled it's determined to maintain dialogue with top leaders in Beijing despite tensions between the two countries flaring once again in the wake of the suspended death sentence handed to Australian academic Yang Hengjun.
While no dates for the premier's visit have been set or announced, the ABC has been told it could happen about the middle of this year.
In the meantime, Australian officials are planning to host the seventh Australia-China Foreign and Strategic Dialogue, most likely in late March, although the federal government is again stressing that no dates have been locked in.
The last dialogue was held in late 2022 when Foreign Minister Penny Wong met China's State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing.
Mr Wang is also currently slated to make the trip to Australia in March, as well as travelling to New Zealand for talks with Foreign Minister Winston Peters.
China may announce new foreign minister
Wang Yi replaces his missing successor as Chinese foreign minister.
Richard McGregor from the Lowy Institute told the ABC that if Mr Wang visited it would have symbolic weight, as he'd be the most senior Chinese politician to visit Australia since then-premier Li Keqiang in 2017.
"If it's going to be a substantive meeting with Premier Li Qiang then yes, the Chinese foreign minister should come first," he said.
"Both sides will be looking to sort out an agenda, and to seek reassurances on particular issues, as well as laying out areas where they want to disagree."
However, a question mark may hang over exactly who will make the trip.
China may announce a new foreign minister to succeed Mr Wang next week during the upcoming session of its rubber-stamp legislature, the National People's Congress.
Mr Wang only returned to the ministerial role last year after the disappearance of then-foreign minister Qin Gang.
One leading candidate to replace Mr Wang is the current director of the Communist Party's International Liaison Department, Liu Jianchao, who led a delegation to the United States for talks with the Secretary of State Antony Blinken in January, and who also visited Australia late last year.
Benjamin Herscovitch from the Australian National University said if Mr Liu did did visit instead of Mr Wang, he would be a "very familiar figure to Penny Wong".
"Although personnel movements in the senior ranks of the Chinese government and Communist Party are hard to predict from the outside, Liu's ascension to the foreign minister post seems likely," he said.
"Liu's active and high-profile travel schedule, especially in recent months, is consistent with him being prepped for the role of foreign minister."
Visit could come as wine tariffs dropped
Dr Herscovitch said there would be "a lot of contentious issues on the agenda for the foreign ministers, including everything from the Mr Yang's suspended death sentence to Beijing's efforts to convince Canberra to take a more permissive approach to Chinese investments".
But he pointed out that a visit in late March could coincide with Beijing withdrawing crippling tariffs on Australian wine, with a decision expected on the tariffs by the end of March.
"A March visit would likely offer the counterpoint of the positive atmospherics of progress on the removal of China's wine duties, which would probably appeal to both governments," he said.
Mr McGregor said while both countries would be looking to negotiate potential collaboration in areas like clean energy, and even the critical mineral sector, any agreements would have to be "finely calibrated".
He said there were still deep structural constraints in the bilateral relationship, despite the high tempo of anticipated visits.
"The way I look at the relationship now is like one of those sine waves we studied in science in high school," he said.
"It's going up and down but within a very confined band. So people shouldn't over-egg their expectations for a massive cataclysmic breakthrough."
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Bloody stuffed bear needs less time throwing stick off bridges and more time at skool.
Not sure it's pathetic but it's sad. Not that reaching out to her is sad but that we need to even reach out to her.
That's how sad investing in AVZ has been.
Props to Jag and all others giving it all
Please explain!
The sentiment is good but just not sure why political leaders would be bothered championing the cause of 20,000 mums and dads who took a big risk in Africa. Especially in the midst of their international legal proceedings.
Can't see what's in it for the govt really. At the diplomatic level we have a small-time engagement with the DRC so its debatable how much weight our political leaders can bring to bear on the DRC.
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Can't see what's in it for the govt really.
You do realise that if CHYNA get our resource then every Aussie Li mine will be …..
Let that sink in !
Anyway, you all enjoy your sooky session here and hopefully one day you grow balls to engage and defend your investment like others have done
I believe gov is doing more then we know, I’d think ever since the blocking by FIRB, they have been looking over this.
The Resources and Energy Quarterly forecasts lithium export of $17 billion in 2023–24, making lithium Australia's sixth largest resources and energy export commodity.
So if China steals biggest deposit and tanks the market it affects more then AVZ, that’s why AUS gov should be fighting for our rights.
Hi Pow4ade,
I would disagree;
Manono has the largest known lithium deposit in the world at a very high quality.
Lithium is a strategic mineral.
Whoever controls Manono potentially controls;
1) The lithium spot market / pricing
2) Significant supply of lithium
Therefore, this is why the Australian Government needs to get heavily involved.
Just my thoughts - DYOR
I would still like to wake up tomorrow morning to an Ann of a fair TO.
Hodlandwin69
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And you will
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GO AVZ!!!!
I believe that the government has a responsibility to ANZ. It was the government who intervened through FIRB and stopped what was proposed by AVZ (whether you believe it to be right or wrong) due to national interest. Therefore the government should be backing AVZ all the way. If they felt the need to intervene in AVZs business decision then they should have their support
Cumquat Cap
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Absolute bullshit, why do you post this crap?
Hodlandwin69
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One day I'll be right
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