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‘Disconnect between words and actions’: Australia responds to Xi
During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Xi Jinping implored world leaders to abandon confrontation and work together.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Xi’s rhetoric did not match reality after Beijing launched trade strikes on up to $20 billion in Australian exports last year due to disputes over coronavirus, national security and human rights.
The Australian government has taken little encouragement from Xi’s appeal to “end the misguided approach of antagonism and confrontation,” Frydenberg said Australia would not compromise on the national interest and those were “non-negotiable issues for us”.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald #Jan27
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/disconnect-between-words-and-actions-australia-responds-to-xi-20210127-p56xa2.html
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During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Xi Jinping implored world leaders to abandon confrontation and work together.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Xi’s rhetoric did not match reality after Beijing launched trade strikes on up to $20 billion in Australian exports last year due to disputes over coronavirus, national security and human rights.
The Australian government has taken little encouragement from Xi’s appeal to “end the misguided approach of antagonism and confrontation,” Frydenberg said Australia would not compromise on the national interest and those were “non-negotiable issues for us”.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald #Jan27
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/disconnect-between-words-and-actions-australia-responds-to-xi-20210127-p56xa2.html
#AustraliaChina #XiJinping #WorldEconomicForum #China #Australia
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Australia threatens to take China to WTO and backs Boris Johnson's stance on Uighur abuses
Australia’s trade minister threatened to take China to the World Trade Organization over its “unjustifiable” decision to increase duties on Australian wine imports for up to five years. China’s commerce ministry announced levies ranging from 116.2% to 218.4% would be slapped on Australian wine imports from Mar 30.
Australia also called for the WTO to investigate Chinese tariffs on barley imports, following a series of economic sanctions or disruptions to Australian products to China’s vast market.
Diplomatic relations between the two countries have reached their lowest since the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Source: The Guardian #Mar27
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/27/australia-threatens-to-take-china-to-wto-and-backs-boris-johnsons-stance-on-uighur-abuses?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#AustraliaChina #AussieWine #China #WTO
Australia’s trade minister threatened to take China to the World Trade Organization over its “unjustifiable” decision to increase duties on Australian wine imports for up to five years. China’s commerce ministry announced levies ranging from 116.2% to 218.4% would be slapped on Australian wine imports from Mar 30.
Australia also called for the WTO to investigate Chinese tariffs on barley imports, following a series of economic sanctions or disruptions to Australian products to China’s vast market.
Diplomatic relations between the two countries have reached their lowest since the deadly 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Source: The Guardian #Mar27
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/27/australia-threatens-to-take-china-to-wto-and-backs-boris-johnsons-stance-on-uighur-abuses?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#AustraliaChina #AussieWine #China #WTO