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Behind the Lines

China's Four Demands

Penny Wong and the Chinese Foreign Minister are bumping elbows in front of Australian and Chinese flags. The Chinese Foreign Minister's arm is muscly with '4 demands' written on it.

Badiucao
18 July 2022

By the time of the federal election, Australia’s relationship with China had become positively icy over concerns including national security, COVID-19 and Chinese influence in the Asia-Pacific region. The Albanese government looked to ‘change the tone’ of the relationship while remaining firm on concerns about human rights and regional security. 

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