中澳关系是亚太地区最重要的双边关系之一。自正式建交40年来，两国关系发生了戏剧性的变化。从建交前的相互对抗、隔离状况，到目前的经济上高度融合、互利互惠关系的形成，可谓是翻天覆地。但是，由于两国的主流文化价值观、社会制度及安全战略存在较大的差异性，致使两国的经济关系与政治、军事安全关系发展不平衡。为此，中澳两国政府必须认真总结经验教训，承认差距，照顾彼此的关切，扩大合作。当前亚太格局正在经历重大调整，给中澳两国关系发展带来了新的机遇和挑战。未来，精心维护中澳两国关系的良性发展，符合两国人民的切身利益和地区的和平稳定大局。
China-Australia relationship is one of the most important bilateral relations in the Asia-Pacific region. A great change has occurred since the formal diplomatic relation between Australia and China was established in 1972. In the early period of the Cold War, from 1950s to 1960s, China and Australia were even involved in indirect conflict and then entered a situation of mutual isolation. Currently, China and Australian relation can be described as interdependence and mutual beneficial in economic sphere. But, owing to the great gaps in the fields of mainstream cultural and political system, there are some misunderstanding and misjudgment between the two countries especially in the area of military and security strategic postures. In the near future, with the rise of China, both governments of Australia and China should recognize these kinds of gaps,be concerned about the key interests of both sides, and thus extend the scope of cooperation.
