China scolds Payne for human rights speech

China has complained about Foreign Minister Marise Payne's insistence Beijing should be called out for human rights abuses.

China previously revealed its displeasure with Marise Payne after she said Beijing should be called out for human rights abuses. Source: AAP

China has scolded Australia's foreign minister for daring to suggest Beijing should be called out over human rights abuses.

"Such ill-advised remarks will not help to improve or grow relations with China," Beijing's foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Thursday.

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