Chinese govt may stop talking to Australia if Canberra continues treating it as a threat

A senior Chinese embassy official has warned Canberra of a total boycott by its ministers in Beijing if Australia continues to see China as a "threat" and t as an "opportunity". According to Guardian, Chinese official, while speaking on condition of anymity, said that ministers in Beijing won't answer phone calls from ir Australian counterparts unless Canberra amends its view of China. 

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Ministerial-level talks between Chinese and Australian officials have remained ceased since early this year over a bro range of issues, including Beijing's alleged meddling in Canberra's internal affairs and Australia's stand on Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests. 

official reportedly blamed Australia for deteriorating relations between both sides and urged Morrison government to discard its Cold-War mentality in order to see China as an "opportunity" and t a "threat".  

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Australia-China relations

Relations between Australia and China have suffered major blows in recent past but particularly soured after Canberra called for an independent inquiry into COVID-19 outbreak that originated from Wuhan later in 2019 and subsequently spre across world. China, which is Australia's largest tring partner responded by targetting billions of dollars worth of Australian exports.

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China h recently said Australia should kw what it needs to do to improve relationship, ding Beijing has always upheld a pragmatic attitude when it comes to dealing with its tre partners. Chinese side also defended its measures against Australian products, saying more than 10 Chinese investments have been rejected by Canberra citing "ambiguous and unfounded national security concerns". 

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