Forrest Calls For Australia To Rekindle China Friendship

'In the end we will sort this out because the alternative is unthinkable'

Andrew Forrest, Chairman, Minderoo Foundation speaks at The 2017 Concordia Annual Summit at Grand Hyatt New York on September 19, 2017 in New York City. Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Summit

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has once again come under scrutiny for his favouritism towards China after calling for Australia and the Asian nation to diffuse tensions for the mutual economic benefit at a National Press Culb address.

Forrest, whose mining company Fortescue has long-held ties with China and the Chinese regime, has openly expressed praise for the economic benefits brought by Australian exports to China—including at an event celebrating the CCP’s founding earlier this month.