China not a ‘trustworthy partner’, Taiwan warns PM

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“Our experience shows that sometimes dealing with China is very risky. Of course, you want to peacefully co-exist with them, but I would say they are not the most trustworthy partner. The PRC would like to use any possible tools to squeeze something out of foreign visitors.” Mr Albanese is due to leave on Saturday for a three-day official visit to China, Australia’s largest trading partner, the first by a prime minister since 2016. It was made possible after Beijing agreed to review punitive wine tariffs and released Australian journalist Cheng Lei from prison. ‘Trust but verify’ Federal Labor has...