Albanese Shrugs Off Praise From State-Owned China Daily Amid Impending Trump Tariffs

The prime minister said his only motive for opposing the president-elect’s tariff plans is Australia’s national interest.

A newspaper consumer reads a copy of China's Africa edition of its daily newspaper infront of a news stand in the Kenyan capital on Dec. 14, 2012. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images

Beijing has seized on Australian concerns about the impact of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s intention to impose tariffs across a range of imports.

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) mouthpiece, China Daily, has heaped praise on Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for showing “strategic autonomy” in an editorial piece.