Chinese ambassador to Australia H.E. Xiao Qian speaks to journalists at the Embassy of China in Canberra (AAP/Lukas Coch) Source: AAP / LUKAS COCH/AAPIMAGE
As the Australia-China relationship continues to thaw after years of tension, Australian timber will now be allowed back into China after a three-year ban. But the Chinese Ambassador to Australia has hit out at Australia's increasingly close partnership with the United States, insisting China is not a threat.
As the Australia-China relationship continues to thaw after years of tension, Australian timber will now be allowed back into China after a three-year ban. But the Chinese Ambassador to Australia has hit out at Australia's increasingly close partnership with the United States, insisting China is not a threat.
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