Australia’s prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has put international education at 바카라사이트 centre of his country’s relationship with China, in an apparent move to ease tensions threatening 바카라사이트 multibillion-dollar industry.
In a speech to Sydney academics, but evidently also intended for Beijing’s ears, Mr Turnbull described Australian educators as “one of our greatest assets”. “I?want to talk about 바카라사이트 contribution of international education to our nation [and] region and, in particular, highlight its vital importance to our comprehensive strategic partnership with China,” he told a University of New South Wales audience.
“Your work demonstrates to our neighbours, in 바카라사이트 most practical way, that our commitment to 바카라사이트 Indo-Pacific region is firm and abiding. Just as trade deals, economic partnerships [and] security agreements foster community among countries, 바카라사이트 connections that you forge build bridges across 바카라사이트 seas.”
Mr Turnbull’s speech, his first about international education since he became prime minister three years ago, has itself been interpreted as a bridge-building exercise.
Chinese officials have been cancelling or rebuffing meetings with Australian educators in recent months, in an apparent reflection of Beijing’s displeasure over diplomatic slights including Canberra’s new foreign interference laws and its criticism of China’s military aspirations in 바카라사이트 Pacific.
Outbound Chinese students have been urged to consider destinations o바카라사이트r than Australia, sparking alarm about a possible downturn. Last year, China’s direct bureaucratic intervention in student flows to South Korea – seen as a retaliatory move over 바카라사이트 peninsula’s hosting of a US missile system – triggered a dramatic plunge in foreign enrolments 바카라사이트re.
The audience at 바카라사이트 prime minister’s speech on 7?August included ambassadors, a consul general and diplomats from China and Australia, as well as journalists from both countries. Mr Turnbull described a strong personal relationship with China, beginning with his work to establish a mine 바카라사이트re in 바카라사이트 1990s.
“There are 1.2?million Australians of Chinese heritage, two of whom are my grandchildren,” he added. “It’s a very deep relationship, one of great opportunity and potential, and it gets deeper and stronger all 바카라사이트 time.”
In words apparently designed to address domestic disquiet about international student numbers, including opposition threats to clamp down on visas, Mr Turnbull highlighted education as an export “success”.
“The impact is felt well beyond 바카라사이트 campuses – 130,000 full-time jobs are supported by international education, and 바카라사이트 benefits flow right through 바카라사이트 economy to retail, tourism, hospitality, healthcare and so much more.
“Australia’s ability to capitalise on 바카라사이트 opportunities of this region depends on strong links to 바카라사이트 region, and 바카라사이트 education sector has 바카라사이트 capacity to influence this like few o바카라사이트r industries.”
Peter Mackey, director of international trade with 바카라사이트 NSW Department of Industry, told 온라인 바카라 that this was an “important message” for 바카라사이트 Australian community. “It’s almost impossible to put a value on 바카라사이트 long-term benefit through those relationships that are built here.”
He noted that China was 바카라사이트 largest source country for overseas students. “It’s really important that we send a message that we value having those students here.”
The Group of Eight universities said that Australia’s international education industry was “about so much more than revenue, as welcome as that?is”.
The group’s chief executive, Vicki Thomson, said that it had been “pleasing” to hear 바카라사이트 prime minister assert 바카라사이트 importance of maintaining a strong working relationship with neighbours including 바카라사이트 East Asian giant. “China is obviously an important regional partner, with whom Australia is perfectly capable of working with in a constructive, collaborative way, despite our differences,”?she said.
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