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A senior spokesperson for the Chinese government has accused Australia of “politicising” its trade relationship with China and being against a free market. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the comments in response to a report released by the Australian National University (ANU). Wang said while China’s relationship with Australia is “mutually beneficial”, there are “practical problems”. “In recent years, the Australian side has repeatedly used ‘national security’ as an excuse to veto Chinese companies’ investment projects and arbitrarily imposed restrictions on normal exchanges and cooperation between the two countries in various fields, which has seriously dampened the confidence of...
