I hope Australians, especially young people, can visit China more and learn Chinese if they have the opportunity, so that they can better understand the real China, "said Jane Everett, National President of the Australia China Friendship Association, in an interview with Xinhua News Agency in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Everett told reporters that the Australia China Friendship Association was established in 1951 and is committed to enhancing the friendship and understanding between the people of Australia and China through education, language, culture, art and other exchanges. More than 40 years ago, she joined the Tasmanian branch of the Australia China Friendship Association and became the national president in 2022. In her office area, a thick stack of monthly reports from the Australia China Friendship Association is neatly arranged. "Promote the friendship between the Australian people and the Chinese people" - this sentence is printed on the cover of each monthly newspaper. On the day of the interview, Everett was busy with the association's affairs in front of his computer. More than 100 years ago, Everett's great grandfather came from Taishan, Guangdong to Tasmania and worked and lived here. She said, 'I grew up under the influence of traditional Chinese culture.'. At Everett's home, the reporter saw that the room was filled with various ceramic utensils with traditional Chinese characteristics, roughly estimated to be in the hundreds. I have been collecting these Chinese bottles and jars since my teenage years, it's my hobby, "she told reporters. Everett is 76 years old. In 1978, she first set foot on Chinese soil and has visited China 27 times since then. Especially in recent years, she has visited China almost every year. From Beijing and Shanghai, to Xi'an, Xizang, to Xiamen, Nanjing and other places, Everett has traveled all over the country. Safe and efficient high-speed rail is her preferred way of traveling in China. Every time I go to China, I can see changes, and the speed of change is unbelievable. ”Everett said, 'The achievements China has made over the past 40 years are truly remarkable.'. Everett said that Australians who have been to China "can see the real life of Chinese people, feel the development of China and how we can benefit from it". When they come back from China, they will have different views. The real China is not what some Australian media described. Only through sufficient communication and exchange can we maintain mutual friendship. "In June last year, China decided to implement a visa free policy for people holding ordinary passports from three countries: New Zealand, Australia, and Poland. Everett said that this greatly facilitates and encourages Australians to visit and explore China. I am very much looking forward to Australia sincerely continuing to have more contacts and exchanges with China. Friendship is mutual and equal