China will lose access to two important and strategic space satellite-tracking stations in Australia, with their Swedish owners citing the 'complexity' of doing business with Beijing.
China will lose access to two important and strategic space satellite-tracking stations in Australia, with their Swedish owners citing the "complexity" of doing business with Beijing.
"It has become increasingly difficult for us to handle the complexity of the Chinese market and therefore we have decided to focus on other markets," she told the ABC, speaking from Sweden.
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