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/AUSTRALIA: Chinese FM Spox-'Aus Policies Harmed Mutual Trust'

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Following headlines earlier this morning from Bloomberg regarding the halting of economic dialogue between China and Australia, comments on the matter from the Chinese side are hitting wires/social media.

  • Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin stated that 'Australia's policies have harmed mutual trust', while stating that 'we were forced to act legitimately in Australia'.
  • Earlier this morning China confirmed its indefinite suspension of the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue. The action is more symbolic than anything else, with the Dialogue not having met its scheduled 3 times a year since 2014 and has not met at all since 2017 according to Bloomberg.

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