International affairs 2 Howard Government



hu jintao became first chinese leader address joint sitting of australian parliament in 2003. australia-china trade underwent considerable expansion during terms of howard government.


australia hosted 2002 commonwealth heads of government meeting (chogm) @ coolum, queensland. following widescale electoral fraud , human rights violations in robert mugabe s zimbabwe, chogm established troika of commonwealth statesmen: chaired john howard , composed of president olusegun obasanjo of nigeria , thabo mbeki of south africa, met in london , agreed zimbabwe should suspended commonwealth. troika met further time in nigeria, little outcome. howard continued lobby within commonwealth further action, faced heated opposition mbeki , other leaders. howard wrote in 2010 biography zimbabwe had been demoralising foreign affairs issue ever faced prime minister.


the howard government signed free trade agreement singapore in february 2003 , in 2004, australia , thailand concluded bilateral free trade agreement.


july 2003 saw howard government dispatch forces regional assistance mission solomon islands (ramsi), following wide scale collapse of law , order in nation. led australia, , participation of regional partners new zealand , papua new guinea, move part of activist regional foreign policy, howard described paradigm shift in australia insisting on reduced corruption, better economic management , improved criminal justice conditions of ongoing aid .


by 2003, trade china had tripled since arrival in office of howard government, , chinese president hu jintao selected australia first international port of call after taking office. howard invited hu become first chinese leader address australian parliament. on successive days in october 2003, first president george w. bush of united states , president hu of china addressed joint sittings of australian parliament. in 2010 memoir lazarus rising, howard wrote through both coincidence , deliberation , no foreign policy events in course of prime ministership came anywhere near symbolism of these 2 days , that, while still judged usa more important partner , intimate friend, believed that:



in 2004, diplomatic relations resumed between australia , north korea.








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