“What I find is lacking in relations up to now, especially from Australian side, is trust”, said Colin Mackerras, a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities and a world-renowned sinologist, to China News Network on the International Forum on the History and Future of Xinjiang, China, which is held on Wednesday in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

He suggested that Australia and China should strengthen tourism and academic exchanges, and called on Australian universities to strengthen the discipline of China studies and cultivate more people who understand China. (Wu Xinru)

游十殿“我认为现在澳中双边关系里最稀缺的就是互信，尤其是澳大利亚缺少对中国的信任，”澳大利亚格里菲斯大学荣誉教授、澳大利亚联邦人文科学院院士马克林在“中国新疆的历史与未来国际论坛”与会间隙接受采访时，对中新网记者表示。