A defence expert has said that Australia-China trade is strong because China’s economy needs Australian resources, and not, as the deputy prime minister asserted, because “we have a great relationship” with the communist nation.
After the Morrison government offered a pathway to residency for skilled Hongkongers, Beijing accused Australia of “gross interference” in its domestic affairs. However, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack downplayed the situation, asserting that the two countries share a “great relationship.”
