Who said it? Australia’s political war of words over China – quiz

1.“I have never heard a Chinese leader declare that his country would be fully democratic by 2050 … When I listened to the President [Xi Jinping] today, some of the shadows over our region and over our world lifted and the sun did indeed shine brightly and I thank you, Mr President, for this historic, historic statement which I hope will echo right around the world.”

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2.“It’s wonderful to see the new Chinese ambassador coming forward with a very open approach. And I think they’ll find the Australian government’s response equally open to ensure dialogue continues strongly. We have a strong relationship with our wonderful Chinese-Australians.”

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3.“China should certainly withdraw some of the actions that have been taken to stop Australian products going to China … I hope that the ambassador would support the withdrawal of those effective sanctions which are in place, whether it be for our natural resources or our products such as wine and agricultural products as well.”

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4.“We have always understood the ‘one system, two countries’ arrangement, and we will continue to follow our policies there … ‘one country, two systems’, I should say.”

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5.“Eight submarines against China when we get the submarines in 20 years’ time – it’ll be like throwing a handful of toothpicks at the mountain.”

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6.“Any kind of disagreement shouldn’t be gratuitous and partisanship for its own sake because that doesn’t advance the national interest … It’s very powerful for us to be able to stand shoulder to shoulder across the political spectrum and send a very strong message to the world that we won’t be separated on these issues of national interest.”

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7.“I think there is bipartisan recognition of the changing geostrategic environment in the Indo-Pacific and the greater assertiveness that we’re seeing from China … The more that we can make sure that we’re united politically in how we tackle these current strategic issues I think the better it is for us as a nation.”

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8.“Australia is not in China to do a deal, but to be a friend. We don’t just visit because we need to, but because we want to.”

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9.“Our starting point has to be that we respect China and deeply value our relationship with China. We must seek to build it. And not just in economic terms, but also through exploring political cooperation and even defence cooperation. To define China as an enemy is a profound mistake.”

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10.“Australia is not seeking to make an enemy of any country, least of all I’d say China. We’ve got a comprehensive strategic partnership with them. Our trade with them is, while there are tensions in a number of particular areas currently, it is still at a very high level, record levels.”

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11.“In the absence of federal leadership on China, state premiers … have taken it upon themselves to fill the void … With the prime minister lagging behind, they have had no option but to take the lead … Starting at the top, from the prime minister down, we must bed down the relationships and the mechanisms that will see our two countries continue to prosper together.”

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12.“The question is: would we join with the US [if Beijing invaded Taiwan]? It would be inconceivable that we wouldn’t support the US in an action if the US chose to take that action. And, again, I think we should be very frank and honest about that, look at all of the facts and circumstances without pre-committing, and maybe there are circumstances where we wouldn’t take up that option, [but] I can’t conceive of those circumstances.”

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13.“The world has witnessed a growing number of horrifying reports of forced labour and human rights violations in China and in many other countries … The Morrison government should also consider targeted sanctions on foreign companies, officials and other entities known to be directly profiting from Uyghur forced labour and other human rights abuses.”

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14.“It is a ridiculous suggestion and I think it is an insult to every single Chinese-Australian in this country … They might want to dress it up as national security but I think 1.2 million Australians of Chinese heritage get the point and I don’t think they would be too impressed by it.”

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