AUSTRALIA – FOREIGN RELATIONS – CHINA

Shorten weighs up move on Dastyari

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Original article by Simon Benson, Andrew Clennell, Rachel Baxendale
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 12-Dec-17

Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten is under growing pressure to take action regarding senator Sam Dastyari, who is continuing to attract scrutiny over his links with China. Opinion within Labor’s ranks is divided, with Tony Burke and Anthony Albanese publicly supporting Dastyari, while Catherine King and Linda Burney are among those who believe that he should resign. Former Labor leader Kim Beazley has urged Dastyari to act in the best interests of his party and the nation, while Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has described Shorten’s lack of action on the issue of Dastyari as a scandal.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, CHINA. MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY. AUSTRALIA-CHINA RELATIONS INSTITUTE

PM defiant in escalating China row

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Original article by Laura Tingle
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 11-Dec-17

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made it clear on the weekend of 10-11 December that he thinks China has been trying to interfere in Australian politics. Some China analysts have suggested that Turnbull might have been wiser to voice his concerns over the issue in private rather than in public, and that he might have been trying to use the issue to score domestic political points. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop believes that the relationship between Australia and China is strong enough to survive the current controversy.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, AUSTRALIAN SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ORGANISATION, CHINA. MINISTRY OF COMMERCE

US collision course with China

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Original article by John Kehoe, Lisa Murray, Angus Grigg, Primrose Riordan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 10 : 13-Jan-17

US Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson has issued a stern warning to China. He told the US Senate on 12 January 2017 that China should not be allowed to access disputed islands in the South China Sea. Hugh White, a professor of strategic studies at the Australian National University, is alarmed by Tillerson’s bellicose statement, which he sees as a sign of his ignorance and irresponsibility. If the US-China relationship deteriorates, Australia will be under pressure to choose between the two countries.

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UNITED STATES. DEPT OF STATE, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

Shamed Dastyari bites the dust

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Original article by Primrose Riordan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 5 : 8-Sep-16

Senator Sam Dastyari has stood down as Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs to allow the Australian Labor Party to focus again on policies rather than his behaviour. He announced his resignation on 7 September 2016. Dastyari was found to have had a legal bill paid by Yuhu Group’s Huang Xiangmo, who is also the head of the Australia Council for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification of China. On another occasion, Dastyari’s travel bill was paid by Top Education’s Minshen Zhu.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, YUHU GROUP (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, TOP EDUCATION INSTITUTE, COMMUNIST PARTY (CHINA), AUSTRALIAN FELLOWSHIP OF CHINA GUANGDONG ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATED

China singles out Dastyari as supporter

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Original article by Lisa Murray, Primrose Riordan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 2-Sep-16

The People’s Daily considers Labor Senator Sam Dastyari a friend of China. The Communist Party newspaper praised the Australian politician for his support of China’s sovereignty claim over the South China Sea islands. Dastyari’s motivation has recently been questioned following revelations that his travel expenses bill of $A1,670 was paid by a Chinese-Australian businessman.

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AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, TOP EDUCATION INSTITUTE, COMMUNIST PARTY (CHINA), AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, AUSTRALIA. ATTORNEY-GENERAL’S DEPT

PM urged to tread carefully on steel

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Original article by Phillip Coorey, John Kehoe
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 4 : 13-May-16

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) wants Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to proceed cautiously when dealing with the problem of the overproduction of steel in China. Turnbull said he spoke about the issue with US President Barack Obama on 12 May 2016. The Chinese Government is under pressure globally to prevent steel makers from flooding the market with their products. MCA CEO Brendan Pearson said Turnbull should also pay attention to the interests of Australian mining companies engaged in the production of iron ore and metallurgical coal used in steel production in China.

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MINERALS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, US STEEL CORPORATION, ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED, EUROPEAN UNION CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN CHINA, CHINA. MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS