José Ramos-Horta says Timor-Leste and China are ‘confused’ about concerns raised over the upgrading of ties between the two countries.José Ramos-Horta says Timor-Leste and China are ‘confused’ about concerns raised over the upgrading of ties between the two countries.Timor-Leste’s president has hit back at criticism of a new partnership between his country and China, which includes plans to enhance military engagement, accusing detractors of “imagining Chinese ghosts”.
Timor-Leste’s leadership has rejected such concerns, instead seeking to have close ties with all global powers in an effort to secure its future. Ramos-Horta criticised the coverage and questioned why there was concern over the“Imagined Chinese ghosts in Australia mainstream and rightwing media,” Ramos Horta said over WhatsApp.
A joint statement from the two leaders largely outlined plans for partnering on trade, infrastructure and improving food sufficiency and livelihoods in Timor-Leste. However it also included plans to “enhance high-level military exchanges, strengthen cooperation in areas such as personnel training, equipment technology, the conduct of joint exercises and training”.
Ramos-Horta, a former leader of Timor-Leste’s independence movement in exile and also a former prime minister of the country, rejected suggestions that Timor-Leste was now making the same deal.
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