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Zhengyou
Zhengyou () is a term sometimes used by several countries such as Australia and India to describe their diplomatic engagement with China. The phrase, meaning "critical friend" in Chinese, is meant to encompass building a broad-based relationship with an explicit and specific capability to discuss concerns about human rights. Proponents of zhengyou, such as former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, argue that it means criticism of China, such as for human rights abuses against migrant workers, is aimed at ultimately helping China rather than harming it. Indian diplomats have described Zhengyou as "a serious, real friend who will frankly admit to problems and work at overcoming them".Subrahmaniam, Vidy" A “zhengyou” relationship with China"June 2010, accessed 7 Dec 2010 References Chinese words and phrases China–India relations Australia–China relations {{China-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |