WA Premier Says Prime Minister Should Watch His Tongue About China

West Australian Premier Mark McGowan addresses the media at a press conference at Dumas House in Perth, Australia on Apr. 27, 2021. Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images

Western Australia (WA) Premier Mark McGowan has said that Prime Minister Scott Morrison should be more careful in speaking about China, following Morrison’s calls for the World Trade Organization (WTO) to mediate global economic coercion.

The announcement comes amid burgeoning trade tensions that has seen China impose aggressive trade sanctions on Australian coal, wine, barley, beef, timber, and cotton.