president hu：
the honourable neil andrew， speaker of the house of representatives，
the honourable paul calvert， president of the senate，
the honourable prime minister john howard，
distinguished members of the federal parliament of australia，
ladies and gentlemen，
i am delighted to meet with you today， and address such a distinguished audience at the australian parliament building. let me begin by expressing， on behalf of the chinese government and people， my best wishes to you and， through you， to the courageous and hard-working australian people.
though located in different hemispheres and separated by high seas， the people of china and australia enjoy a friendly exchange that dates back centuries. the chinese people have all along cherished amicable feelings about the australian people. back in 1420s， the expeditionary fleets of china's ming dynasty reached australian shores. for centuries， the chinese sailed across vast seas and settled down in what they called “southern land”， or today's australia. they brought chinese culture to this land and lived harmoniously with the local people， contributing their proud share to australia's economy， society and its thriving pluralistic culture.
more than three decades have passed since china and australia established diplomatic relations. the bilateral ties have stood the tests of time and international vicissitudes， and made steady headway. to conso
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