China-Australia relations: is Canberra taking a ‘less combative’ stance with Beijing despite tensions?
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Apr 08 2021 at 8:30 PM GMT
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- Australia has seemingly moved towards “less combative” interactions with China, despite ongoing tensions and alleged human rights abuses in Xinjiang, after Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his cabinet expressed a desire for a “positive” and productive relationship.
- There has been no ministerial-level contact between the two governments for the past year after a fallout that started over calls for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus and spiralled into a broad trade conflict.
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- Published Apr 8, 2021 8:30 PM GMT