[Australia]: Message to China [SEC=SECRET]

[Owen]

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PRIME MINISTER​

PRIVATE AND SECURITY CLASSIFIED (ENCRYPTED) INFORMATION, HARSH PENALTIES APPLY FOR LEAKING SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: SECRET​

Tong Baorui President of the United Republic of China Zhongnanhai, 174 Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing 100031​

Dear Mr. Baorui, I understand that a recent diplomatic meeting between my Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Global Assembly Representative has caused global headlines after it was revealed that the Assemblywoman was broadcasting the meeting to the world. Believe me, we are furious at her for doing that. In that meeting, there were several matters we discussed which included but was not limited to, China. We understand that the Vietnamese Assemblywoman did make several comments about China including jokingly at one stage mentioning that proposed exercises with Australia would be an exercuse in being able to quote unquote "storm across the border to the underbelly of China". I can ensure you that the proposed exercises, which are probably not going to happen now as the relationship with Vietnam has become strained, will not be an exercise in any planned invasion of China. Our intentions were never to plan it in that matter and this was merely a proposal by the Vietnamese Assemblywoman that I believe my Minister skimmed past or chose to ignore in order to not offend the Vietnamese in that sensitive diplomatic meeting. Those proposed exercises were to test both of our nations ability to respond to issues arising in the Indo-Pacific, ranging from terrorist attacks, humanitarian disasters and disruptions to global trade. While Australia's concerns regarding CIS activities in the Indo-Pacific were raised during that meeting, we do not generalise every member of CIS based on the actions of a few. We have enormous respect for China and personally, I believe they are the most peaceful and meaningful nation in the CIS-aligned bloc. You have caused minimal trouble and have made many strides for peace including the South China Sea agreement with the previous Vietnamese administration which we praise. Any proposal by the current Vietnamese administration to paint your nation in a negative light is met with condemnation by my government as China has made no indication of being deserving of a negative image. We do not believe, contrary to what the Vietnamese believe, that every member of the CIS-aligned bloc must suddenly be treated like an enemy for merely being aligned with that bloc. We are all individual nations capable of making individual choices and while we hold concerns for the choices that your close partners, Argentina, have made in the South Pacific and South Indian Oceans, we do not believe China has made any similar choices and is therefore not deserving of the image painted by the Vietnamese Assemblywoman. I ask that you personally reach out to the Vietnamese President and ask him for his view on the Assemblywoman's comments because it is possible that she is let's say, a "rogue" diplomat and that what she said while running her mouth is not reflective of the view of the Vietnamese Government. I sincerely apologise if my Minister's presence in the meeting or lack of speaking out against the Assemblywoman's comment has caused any offence within the Chinese Government and I hope this matter does not put any strain on our relationship, a relationship which we wholeheartedly believe in strengthening. Take this as my formal invitation to invite you for a state visit "Down Under" to Australia so we may look to strengthening our relationship. Yours Sincerely, The Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP Prime Minister of Australia 8 February 2014

Parliament House, CANBERRA, ACT, 2600 Telephone: (02) 6277 7700 www.pm.gov.au​

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[Owen]

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[Bruno]

United Republic of China
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To Her Excellency Tanya Plibersek
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Dear Mrs. Tanya Plibersek

We are gravely concerned about the actions taken part by the Vietnamese and Australia. If the meeting was not broadcasted, we wouldn't be having this discussion. How are we going to believe that, both your governments didn't backtrack on your comments regarding this issue, upon it being known to the world? If it wasn't, can you promise me, that, we would be having this discussion?​

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The CIS haven't done anything in the world to suffer such claims by both your nations, the only recent issue is the Argentina-Franco War, where, Argentina is the victim and is trying to force peace terms on France, after France denied two times. We do not deserve this kind of fear mongering, as all our nations strive for peace and mutual understanding. ​

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The Comments made by your Minister, which me and my cabinet find gravely concerning are the following ;​

"We would like to propose, a joint operation with Vietnamese Forces to maintain a regime of closely monitoring and conducting surveillance on CIS member and CIS-aligned states in the Indo-Pacific."​

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"We're also ready to deploy Special Forces into the "Dutch" territories to show that very capable and well-trained Australian forces are on those islands and if you touch it you will be met with hellfire. I was thinking of telling the Defence Minister to let our F-111's buzz the Argentine ships, but do you think that might be a bit too far? I'm not sure the Prime Minister would approve that anyway."​

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"Well if you can end CIS quietly and without making too much of a ruckus, I would be open to that idea and would love to hear your suggestions. As we speak, Defence HQ is readying itself for a surveillance and patrol operation throughout the South Pacific and South Indian Oceans to monitor the situation and "assert" our dominance in the region if you will. Australia has lived in this region for a long time in peace. We're not going to let Argentina come in and screw it up for us. This is Australia's region, we need to re-affirm out commitment to our Pacific neighbours."​

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If you were in my position, wouldn't you be troubled, operations to survey us? Buzzing our Allies ships during a war, that they are a victim off? Deploying forces on islands as a show of intimidation? Happily agreeing with to the destruction of our alliance?​

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I'm sorry prime minister, I know you mean well, but put yourself in my shoes, what if all this was directed towards Australia? We are now being targeted by nations that we had no previous contacts with, that just came into power in their nations. I do not view what actions towards both of your nations are deemed to cause fear and disturb within your government circles. How do I know you are not throwing your minister under the bus, in order to salvage this relationship?​

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I'm sorry Mr.Prime Minister but the security of my nation is paramount, and if someone tries to intimidate us or plan against us, without any valid reason, we will push back, with unequal force.​

Yours faithfully
Tong Baorui
President of the United Republic of China

 

[Owen]

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PRIME MINISTER​

PRIVATE AND SECURITY CLASSIFIED (ENCRYPTED) INFORMATION, HARSH PENALTIES APPLY FOR LEAKING SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: SECRET​

Tong Baorui President of the United Republic of China Zhongnanhai, 174 Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing 100031​

Dear Mr. Baorui, I believe my Minister was not aware of the broadcasting that was taking place and this was secretively done by the Vietnamese Assemblywoman for god know's what purpose. I will not be backtracking on anything, I have been honestly about the comments that were made and will continue to do so. But no, we wouldn't be having this exchange if it wasn't publicly broadcasted. I don't believe she made any claims about China or CIS members but rather made comments about Australia's handling of CIS members. "Claims" were solely made about the Vietnamese Assemblywoman. That proposed Operation mentioned with the Assemblywoman is the ongoing Operation Quickstep which is now a publicly-acknowledged operation following this leak. It's solely a surveillance mission and will be conducted solely in international airspace and waters and we will not infringe in anyway, the sovereignty of CIS-aligned states. I understand the Minister's comments may be interpreted as such, but I can ensure you that is not my government's plan, that would be both irrational and suicidal to infringe on any CIS-aligned state's sovereignty. She is correct about the Special Forces and generally, other forces, to be deployed to the "Dutch" territories in the South Pacific and we have made correspondence with the Dutch Government regarding that matter and we believe it is in the Dutch Government's right to require assistance in this time of need and we stand firmly with our Dutch partners. She is also correct in that I will absolutely not approve, nor will the Defence Minister approve, the "F-111's buzzing Argentine ships" and I am quite surprised she made that personal comment. We will not be violating the "personal space" if you will, of the Argentine vessels operating in the area during the course of this surveillance operation. All of our vessels and aircraft will be maintaining a safe and non-threatening distance from the Argentine forces. If a nation, like the Netherlands, requested the military assistance of China we would not take issue with that because as I said, that is their sovereign right to request that. If China wishes to monitor Australian ships and aircraft operating in international airspace and waters, we will also not take issue with that so long as they keep a reasonable distance and do not act in a threatening manner, as I have instructed my forces to do during the course of this operation. So yes, I do believe if the shoe was on the other foot, we wouldn't be troubled by it because I do not believe we are posing a threat but are rather exercising our right to ensure that our national sovereignty is not threatened by a high level of military movements in our region. I understand we have not made any contact with China and more so the Minister's comments were directed to Argentina who we have had contact with and whom we do have grievances with, but China has shown a willingness to be aligned with the Confederation of Independent States which are no secret, lead by Argentina. We are not entirely sure about the level of involvement that China has with the organisation or how much you are willing to tow the line but we will always eer on the side of caution. But as I said, we have always seen China as the most peaceful and the least trouble maker of the CIS-aligned states and more so this targeted surveillance operation is towards Argentine forces operating in the region as apart of the wider Franco-Argentine War and not towards China. Yours Sincerely, The Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP Prime Minister of Australia 8 February 2014

Parliament House, CANBERRA, ACT, 2600 Telephone: (02) 6277 7700 www.pm.gov.au​

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[Owen]

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[Owen]

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PRIME MINISTER​

PRIVATE AND SECURITY CLASSIFIED (ENCRYPTED) INFORMATION, HARSH PENALTIES APPLY FOR LEAKING SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: SECRET​

Xi Jinping President of the People's Republic of China Zhongnanhai, 174 Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing 100031​

Dear Mr. Xinping, It is surprising to say the least that you have suddenly been elected to power, I must say my Government did not see that coming. As you may be aware there was a serious leak of information between my Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Global Assemblywoman. I will attach the correspondence that I had with former President Baorui and allow you to read through it and make your own assessment with the information and explanations I have provided. Attachment 1: https://modernnations.com/threads/australia-message-to-china-sec-secret.8158/#post-32897 Attachment 2: https://modernnations.com/threads/australia-message-to-china-sec-secret.8158/#post-32902 Attachment 3: https://modernnations.com/threads/australia-message-to-china-sec-secret.8158/#post-32903 I look forward to hearing from you soon so we can resolve this matter. Yours Sincerely, The Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP Prime Minister of Australia 8 February 2014

Parliament House, CANBERRA, ACT, 2600 Telephone: (02) 6277 7700 www.pm.gov.au​

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[Bruno]

People's Republic of China
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To Her Excellency Tanya Plibersek


Dear Mrs. Tanya Plibersek

Me and Mr. Baorui have spoken in a meeting and how ideas regarding foreign policy do not differ as much as I thought, there are some differences however regarding this issue, and I will not be as lenient as Mr.Baorui was however.

After viewing the meeting between you and the Vietnamese, I see that your minister was acting along and made some vague comments regarding our standing in the world. Especially in the Asia-Pacific area.
While the operation to survey us and our allies and assert your "dominance in the region" causes us mild concerns especially the part about establishing dominance in our region. It is in your right to defend your national security as you see fit, and China will not take it as a serious provocation.

What it will take as a possible provocation is if Australia provokes our Argentine Allies with false flag movements, and directly intervenes in the war, like your minister said and I qoute "With hellfire". Do not forget that Argentina is fighting a war that France started, especially if that war spills over into our areas.

Until further notice, we will refrain form acting upon what was discovered in this broadcasted meeting.

Yours faithfully
Xi Jinping
President of the People's Republic of China

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[Owen]

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PRIME MINISTER​

PRIVATE AND SECURITY CLASSIFIED (ENCRYPTED) INFORMATION, HARSH PENALTIES APPLY FOR LEAKING SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: SECRET​

Xi Jinping President of the People's Republic of China Zhongnanhai, 174 Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing 100031​

Dear Mr. Xinping, I am glad we are able to come to some level of understanding. This regional dominance she spoke about was in regard to strictly the Oceania and wider South Pacific region. You cannot deny that Australia has dominance in this region, the only nation close to rivaling it is New Zealand and let's be honest... that's not happening anytime soon. We believe our dominance in the Oceania region has meant that this region has remained peaceful for a very long time and no significant conflict has arisen in this region for a long time. Where power struggles exist, like the one between ISAF and CIS, then conflicts do arise. We certainly cannot say we have dominance in the wider Indo-Pacific, such a statement would be absurd as there are several powerful nations including but not limited to yourselves, Japan and the United States. We will only directly intervene in the Franco-Argentine War if there was a grave national security threat to Australia but currently we do not believe that will happen and we believe this conflict is intensifying in other places of the world. As it came to our backyard is when we became concerned, but now that it is being fought mainly in Corsica we're not that concerned. We understand that this was caused by France and we do not in anyway, stand with France and we wholeheartedly condemn their actions. We do however wish that a peaceful resolution to the conflict can be found and we hope that occurs in the near future to save countless lives. Yours Sincerely, The Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP Prime Minister of Australia 9 February 2014

Parliament House, CANBERRA, ACT, 2600 Telephone: (02) 6277 7700 www.pm.gov.au​

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Impact:	No Business Impact	Low Business Impact	Low to Medium Business Impact	High Business Impact	Extreme Business Impact	Catastrophic Business Impact
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@Fairhold

 

[Bruno]

People's Republic of China
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To Her Excellency Tanya Plibersek


Dear Mrs. Tanya Plibersek

Its good we have reached a final understanding between both our nations, oceania is your back garden, and there is no denying that statement, however regarding the Franco-Argentine War, it is clear that France does not wish a peacefull settlement as Argentina as been denied, and insulted for trying this aproach.

Also we do have information that Argentina does not actively seek any claims or lands in the Indo-Pacific Area, and is only trying to force France into a peace treaty by forcefully invading their territory, giving them no choice but to surrender. But it seems that France is still wholeheartly dening any peace settlements.

However, concerning your proposition for a meeting in Australia, at this time it is not possible for me to leave the nation as I am still just comming into power, however in future we will consider your offer.

Yours faithfully
Xi Jinping
President of the People's Republic of China

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