Beijing ‘Indefinitely’ Suspends High-Level Economic Dialogue With Australia

Australian flag flutters in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on April 14, 2016. Jason Lee/Reuters

The Chinese regime has “indefinitely” suspended all future activities under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue, following last month’s termination of the Belt and Road Initiative agreement by Foreign Minister Marise Payne.

While the move has been publicised by several Chinese state-owned media, one expert has called the action mere “symbolism.”