‘Disconnect between words and actions’: Australia responds to Xi

During the World Economic Forum in Davos, Xi Jinping implored world leaders to abandon confrontation and work together.

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Xi’s rhetoric did not match reality after Beijing launched trade strikes on up to $20 billion in Australian exports last year due to disputes over coronavirus, national security and human rights.

The Australian government has taken little encouragement from Xi’s appeal to “end the misguided approach of antagonism and confrontation,” Frydenberg said Australia would not compromise on the national interest and those were “non-negotiable issues for us”.

Source: The Sydney Morning Herald #Jan27

https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/disconnect-between-words-and-actions-australia-responds-to-xi-20210127-p56xa2.html

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