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By KARL WILSON in Sydney and ZHOU JIN in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-23 07:20 Share CLOSE The Chinese and Australian national flags on a celebration event in Sydney, Australia, on Sept 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua] Scrapping of deals invites harm, says Beijing, as it vows a firm response China on Thursday urged Australia to rectify its wrong decision to cancel two cooperation deals between the state of Victoria and China under th...

2021-04-23 14:05:45 GMT2021-04-23 22:05:45(Beijing Time) Xinhua English SYDNEY, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Australian federal governments decision of tearing up Victoria States Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) agreements with China will bring negative impacts on the relations and cooperation between the two countries, according to influential social and official opinions in Australia. "Its very hard to see any positive outlook for Australia-China relations, you know, given these latest developme...

Australia Will Not Surrender to Beijing: Defence Minister Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has declared that the country will not surrender its sovereignty to appease Beijing following outrage over the cancellation of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) agreement with Victoria. The comments come after the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson threatened retaliation if Australia did not wind back its decision. “We’re not going to have our values compromised. We aren’t going to surre...

SYDNEY: Australia said on Wednesday it would revoke a state government’s deal to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative because it was inconsistent with the nation’s foreign policy — prompting an angry response from Beijing. Canberra last year introduced new laws widely seen as targeting China that allow it to scrap any agreements between state authorities and foreign countries deemed to threaten the national interest. Foreign Minister Marise Payne said the federal government would overr...

Published on: Thursday, April 22, 2021 By: AFP Text Size: Australian foreign minister Marise Payne said the federal government would override Victoria states decision to sign up to Chinas Belt and Road Initiative Brendan Smialowski POOL/AFP SYDNEY: Australia on Wednesday announced it would revoke a state government’s deal to join China’s Belt and Road Initiative, saying it was inconsistent with the nation’s foreign policy. Canberra last year introduced new laws widely seen as targeting Ch...

The Morrison government’s decision to scrap Victoria’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) agreement with China was based on Australia’s new Foreign Relations Act, which says the foreign minister may ensure that arrangements entered by state or territory governments, and associated entities, are not negotiated, entered or continue in operation where they adversely affect Australia’s foreign relations or are inconsistent with Australia’s foreign policy. In explaining her decision on Victor...

Australia ends China deals on national interest grounds ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this May 18, 2020, file photo, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne speaks in Penrith, Australia. Australia has on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, cancelled two Chinese "Belt and Road" infrastructure building initiative deals with a state government, provoking an angry response from Beijing.Rick Rycroft/AP CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has cancelled two Chinese “Belt a...

Australia scraps Belt and Road deal between China and Victoria 21 Apr, 2021 10:09 PM 3 minutes to read Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has long questioned the benefits of the Belt and Road deal between China and Victoria. Photo / AP Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has long questioned the benefits of the Belt and Road deal between China and Victoria. Photo / AP news.com.au By: Samantha Maiden Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has scrapped the controversial Belt and Road ...

The Andrews government has responded to the federal government’s decision to scrap Victoria’s Belt and Road agreement with China - acknowledging the foreign Relations Act is a Commonwealth responsibility. The controversial Belt and Road initiative involves a large-scale network of Chinese-funded infrastructure projects stretching from Asia to Europe. The statement released by a spokesperson for the Victorian government said, “the Foreign Relations Act is entirely a matter for the Commonwe...

In this May 18, 2020, file photo, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne speaks in Penrith, Australia. (AP Photo) CANBERRA--Australia has canceled two Chinese “Belt and Road” infrastructure building initiative deals with a state government, provoking an angry response from Beijing. The bilateral deals with Victoria State were among four vetoed under new laws that give the federal government power to overrule international agreements by lower-level administrations that violate the national...