In June, Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian repeated the patently false claim of his predecessor that Beijing's trade restrictions were driven by Chinese citizens & consumers—not his govt.
Journos, please press him on this puerile talking point at @PressClubAust today. #auspol
Journos, please press him on this puerile talking point at @PressClubAust today. #auspol
For this to be true, one would have to believe that Chinese citizens were so incensed that Australia called for an open & transparent investigation into the COVID outbreak that they lobbied for trade restrictions on us.
There is ZERO evidence that this is the case.
There is ZERO evidence that this is the case.
The bare minimum we should expect after we platform a Chinese govt official like this is that they don't insult our intelligence.
Here's a good thread on Xiao Qian's comments on these issues by my colleague @fergushunter :
https://twitter.com/fergushunter/status/1557216475903328257?s=20&t=kQ_AiL5UFbTebWYfHAzYlw
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