The ambassador has pulled back from Beijing’s 14-point list of grievances, saying it was never a list of demands of policy concessions from Australia.
China’s ambassador to Australia has pulled back from Beijing’s 14-point list of grievances, claiming it was never a list of demands of policy concessions from Canberra as a precondition for repairing diplomatic ties and ending its campaign of economic coercion.
, including the ban on tech company Huawei, rejection of Chinese foreign investment, ASIO raids on Chinese journalists and criticism of Beijing’s actions in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. On the issue of trade sanctions, Mr Xiao heaped blame on the Morrison government and described the sanctions as “reactions from the Chinese side”.He also claimed there was a “natural reaction” from Chinese consumers against Australian goods, while businesses had become more cautious about dealing with Australia following the Huawei ban.
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