Australian Home Affairs Minister Blasts State Leader Over Involvement in China’s ‘Belt and Road’

(L) Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Dutton during Question Time in the House of at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Sept. 11, 2019. (Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images) (R) Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews speaks during the State Commemoration for the 10 year anniversary of the 2009 Victorian bushfires on Feb. 04, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. Michael Dodge/Getty Images

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has accused Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews of failing to act in the national interest, by pursuing discussions about a Chinese loan program.

Beijing’s “Belt and Road” initiative (BRI) has often been described as “dangerous debt diplomacy.”