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China has slammed Australia’s decision to cancel agreements between the Belt and Road Initiative and the Victoria state government, signaling a worsening of ties between the nations. The Australian federal government scrapped both the memorandum of understanding and framework agreement signed between Victoria and China’s National Development and Reform Commission, Beijing’s top economic planning body, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said in an emailed statement Wednesday. She described the deals as “inconsistent with Australia’s foreign policy or adverse to our foreign relations.” ...

Mr Wang said the situation should be left to play out without foreign interference. “We hope the situation in Myanmar will stabilise and all the political factions, political forces, in Myanmar will sit at a table and talk out a solution that will ensure the welfare of the Myanmar people,” he told the National Press Club.   “I don't think Myanmar would love to see much more foreign interference, whether it's political or in another way.”   Mr Wang addressed China's response to the military coup in Myanmar at the press club. AAP In a starkly contrasting speech, Department of Forei...

China not discriminating against foreign journalists: Envoy Many foreign journalists in China have been placed on short-term visas of as little as three months, making travel within the country difficult. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI CANBERRA: China continued to welcome foreign journalists and discriminated against none, a Chinese envoy said on Wednesday, contradicting an Australian reporter's opinion that they were "barely tolerated." Wang Xining, the Chinese Embassy in Australia's deputy head of mission, and Michael Smith, one the last journalists working for Australian media ...

Rod McGuirk April 21, 2021 - 12:23 AM CANBERRA, Australia - China continued to welcome foreign journalists and discriminated against none, a Chinese envoy said on Wednesday, contradicting an Australian reporter's opinion that they were “barely tolerated.” Wang Xining, the Chinese Embassy in Australia’s deputy head of mission, and Michael Smith, one the last journalists working for Australian media to flee China, were taking part in a panel discussion about China at the National Press Club of Australia. Smith, a reporter for The Australian Financial R...

  Victoria's controversial Belt and Road contract with China has been ripped up by the federal government, who ruled the deal was not in Australia's national interest. Four Victorian agreements - two relating to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and two others with Iran and Syria - were vetoed by Foreign Minister Marise Payne last night (WED) under sweeping powers introduced last year amid fears national security was being compromised by lower tiers of government. Foreign Minister Marise Payne has vetoed Victoria’s Belt and Road deal with China. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Rama...