Morrison also said Canberra’s relationship with China will always be transactional and never “values-based” like Australia’s ties with the US.
Days after China lifted its ban on Australian wine and signalled a strengthening of ties between the countries, ex-PM Scott Morrison has offered his views on the future of Australia’s biggest trade partner.
Taiwan has been under self-rule since 1949, but Beijing considers the democratic island as part of its own territory.Following Morrison’s call for an independent investigation into the origins of COVID-19, Beijing placed trade restrictions on lucrative Australian imports such as wine, barley, and coal.
The former PM said Canberra’s relationship with China would always be transactional and never “values-based” like Australia’s ties with the US.
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