Australian Foreign Minister Huang Yingxian delivered a speech at the United Nations General Assembly on the 23rd.

(Bloomberg)

[Compiled by Guan Shuping/Comprehensive Report] Australian Foreign Minister Huang Yingxian warned in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly on the 23rd that if there is a war in the Indo-Pacific region, it will have catastrophic effects; she also talked about this in another interview, Said that if a conflict broke out in the Taiwan Strait, it would be "catastrophic" and called on the world to focus on avoiding conflict in the Taiwan Strait.

Huang Yingxian's first speech to the UN General Assembly after taking office as foreign minister not only condemned Russia's aggression against Ukraine, but also warned that a war in the Indo-Pacific region would have a "catastrophic" impact on Australia and other regional countries.

"In my own region, geopolitical competition has become more intense, and we have to make sure that this competition doesn't escalate into conflict," she said, "because if there was a conflict in the Indo-Pacific, it would be a catastrophe", not only for Australia For people and prosperity, because of the Indo-Pacific's central role in global prosperity and security, "the cost will far exceed our region and affect everyone."

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She accepted an interview with "MSNBC" on the 23rd, and also talked about the Ukrainian-Russian war and the Taiwan Strait issue.

She said that when she met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, she told the Chinese side that China, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, "has a special responsibility to defend the UN Charter" and that "they are a big country and have a special responsibility to support the UN Charter" , and use their power, their influence, to end this war."

He was asked what American intelligence analysis believes that one of China's strategic goals is to dominate the Pacific region, and what U.S. President Joe Biden said a few days ago that the U.S. will help defend Taiwan when China invades. What this means for Australia.

Huang Yingxian pointed out that there is no doubt that China is seeking to exert greater strategic influence in the Indo-Pacific region. The order in this region is being reshaped and the global order is being reshaped; Australia's position is very clear and does not want any one-sidedness. To change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, it has also consistently urged to reduce tension and self-control.

Australia recognizes a one-China policy, has diplomatic relations with Beijing, and maintains people-to-people and economic relations with Taiwan, she said. "I think it's important that a conflict over Taiwan could be catastrophic and the world The focus should be on avoiding such conflicts and ensuring that the status quo is not unilaterally changed.”

As for what Australia would do if China invades Taiwan and the US military intervenes, Huang Yingxian declined to comment, citing this as a hypothetical issue.