Voice of the Hispanic community in North CarolinaSydney (Australia), Sep 23 (EFE) .- Australia asked China to use the good relationship it has with Russia to put an end to the "illegal" Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began last February, according to what its Foreign Minister Penny Wong after meeting with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi."We have asked China, as a member of the P5 (permanent member of the United Nations Security Council) with a special responsibility, to uphold the UN Charter and use its influence to end the war," Wong told reporters. journalists broadcast on the social networks of his office.Wong's comments - who described Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat to use nuclear weapons as "unthinkable and irresponsible" - came after an important "constructive" dialogue in New York with his Chinese counterpart, in a meeting parallel to the United Nations General Assembly.Wong also reiterated his calls for "containment and de-escalation" around Taiwan, following comments by US President Joe Biden, who opened the possibility of sending US military forces to defend this island in the event of an invasion. China, while Beijing asked the US president for "prudence" in the matter.In this sense, the Australian minister insisted that her country has maintained since 1972 a unified position of recognizing only one China, although she stressed that her country's policy also "includes economic commitment and commitment people to people with Taiwan”.At the level of bilateral relations, Wong indicated that he discussed with Wang the trade barriers imposed by Beijing on various Australian products, the arrest and prosecution of Chinese-Australian citizens, including those of the journalist Cheng Lei and the pro-Australian activist. democrat and academic, Yang Hengjun, among others."It is a long road in which both sides will have to take many steps towards a more stable relationship," said Wong, who met for the first time last July in a side meeting of the G20 with Wang, at the first meeting of ministers of Foreign that occurred between both nations since 2019.Diplomatic ties between Australia and China began to freeze following several disagreements, including the 2018 exclusion on security grounds of Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE from participating in Australia's 5G network.Since then, relations have deteriorated due to issues such as the militarization of the Asian giant or the approval in Australia of laws against foreign interference and espionage, after Chinese donations to politicians and cyberattacks on state agencies and universities, attributed to China, were known.Beijing responded by imposing import tariffs on a number of Australian products, especially following Australia's request for an independent investigation into the origin of COVID-19.Your email address will not be published.Required fields are marked with *Save my name, email and website in this browser for the next time I comment.{{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}Your sending has failed.The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}).Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message.More information{{/message}}{{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It looks like your sending worked correctly.Although the server has responded correctly, it is possible that the shipment has not been processed.Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message.More information{{/message}}