Termination of Victoria’s Belt and Road Deal Affirms Australia’s Sovereignty

Termination of Victoria’s Belt and Road Deal Affirms Australia’s Sovereignty
Workers take down a Belt and Road Forum panel outside the venue of the forum in Beijing on April 27, 2019. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images
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Federal and state politicians from around Australia have welcomed the federal government’s termination of Victoria’s Belt and Road deal, calling it a step in the right direction.

Federal Liberal Senator Eric Abetz, from Tasmania, welcomed the decision telling The Epoch Times that it has given Australia back its sovereignty over its ability regulate its national interests.

Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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