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Ex-Australian Minister Tom Kenyon Urges to Cut China Ties, Likens Xi Jinping to Mao Zedong © AFP 2021 / FREDERIC J. BROWN Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202104031082530344-ex-australian-minister-tom-kenyon-urges-to-cut-china-ties-likens-xi-jinping-to-mao-zedong/ Sino-Australian ties deteriorated in 2020, when Beijing imposed 80 percent tariffs on Australian barley imports in response to the Pacific nation s call for an international inquiry into the origins of COVID-19. Former Australian State Trade Minister Tom Kenyon has urged Canberra to sever its economic ties with Beijing, drawing parallels between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong. In an interview with the news outlet Weekend Australian on Saturday, Kenyon, who earlier backed a Chinese Consulate in suburban Adelaide, said that Australia needs to begin disengaging economically from China or, at the very least, limiting its exposure to

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