The ambassador, appointed earlier this year, is interrupted by successive protesters while speaking about how to improve ties between Australia and China.
Protesters have caused multiple disruptions during an address in Sydney from China's ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian.
The ambassador, appointed earlier this year, had began speaking about how to improve ties between the two countries when he was interrupted by successive protesters. One protester described Mr Xiao as a "representative of a dictatorship" and accused the Chinese government of committing genocide against the Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.One man was asked to leave the venue prior to the event because he was dressed in a Cultural Revolution-era military costume that security described as "confronting".
The speech was widely seen as an attempt to thaw frosty relations between the two countries, in the wake of trade sanctions and a recent "dangerous" encounter between a Chinese fighter jet and Australian maritime surveillance aircraft over the South China Sea.
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