_______________________.Lowy Executive Director Michael Wesley is calling on Australia, which has strong military ties to the United States and an entrenched economic relationship with China, to do more to broker a deal in the South China Sea.鉴于澳大利亚不仅与美国在军事上有密切往来，同时它与中国也有着根深蒂固的经济关系，该所执行董事Michael Wesley呼吁澳大利亚能够充当斡旋者的角色在南海问题上作出更多努力。 "Look, Australia really needs to be more concerned about this issue. About 54% of Australia's trade passes through the South China Sea, and really what is at stake for Australia here is the outcome of the standoff between China and the United States could have a real effect on the strategic balance of the Pacific Ocean. So we have really big interests in this."“澳大利亚真的需要在此问题上更加上心。澳大利亚贸易中大约有54%的要经由中国南海，中国与美国陷入僵局的后果可能会对太平洋的战略平衡造成影响，这对于澳大利亚来说是利害攸关的，因此，我们真的很关注这个问题 Phil Mercer for VOA News, Sydney, Australia.VOA记者Phil Mercer 澳大利亚悉尼报道。
