Calls to Scrap China Sister-City Links Amid ‘Offensive’ Tweet and Recent Trade Tariffs

Calls to Scrap China Sister-City Links Amid ‘Offensive’ Tweet and Recent Trade Tariffs
A Chinese paramilitary police officer gestures and speaks over his two-way radio whlie standing at the entrance gate of the Australian embassy in Beijing on July 9, 2020. Nicolas Asfour/AFP via Getty Images
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Recent trade tariffs and an “offensive” tweet by the Chinese regime have prompted calls for Australia-China sister-city arrangements to be scrapped.

The calls come amid the introduction of new federal powers—The Foreign Relations Bill—which will see arrangements with foreign nations at all levels of government vetoed if they that aren’t in Australia’s national interests.
Henry Jom
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Henry Jom is a reporter for The Epoch Times, Australia, covering a range of topics, including medicolegal, health, political, and business-related issues. He has a background in the rehabilitation sciences and is currently completing a postgraduate degree in law. Henry can be contacted at [email protected]
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