Further reading:

1. 1. China: Explaining that tweet
   2. We’ve been trolled – expect more of it, because it worked
   3. Beijing scores a direct hit. Australia loses out to China’s ‘shitpost diplomacy’
   4. The rise of China’s ‘internet celebrity diplomats’

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Further reading:

1. Unmistakable threat: China gives up the charade on trade dispute with Australia
2. China gave us a list of stuff that makes them mad. Do they have a point?
3. Australia can repair its relationship with China, here are 3 ways to start

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Further reading:

1. What’s going wrong with our trade with China? Why are our exports being suspended?
2. Trade war with China a long time coming, expert says
3. Wine, lobster, copper … what’s at stake in our trade tensions with China?

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Further reading:

1. 1. Senator Abetz’s loyalty test
   2. Loyalty tests make Australia weaker, not stronger
   3. I was born in Australia. Why do I need to renounce the Chinese Communist Party?

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Further reading:

1. 1. Is Australia too dumb and too China-dependent?
   2. An all-out trade war with China would cost Australia 6% of GDP
   3. If China stops taking Australia’s coal, will other countries fill the gap?
   4. Hopes of an improvement in Australia-China relations dashed as Beijing ups the ante

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Further reading:

1. 1. No one wins in a race to the bottom on national security: Let the Chinese academics back in
   2. In Australia and China, Government Action Hammers Human Ties

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Further reading:

1. Dispatched: A bittersweet farewell to China
2. When Chinese State Security police knocked on ABC journalist Bill Birtles’ door, he realised he was no longer safe in China
3. Australian journalists’ case a reminder of what can happen when you challenge China, and it doesn’t bode well

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Further reading:

1. Morrison’s foreign relations bill should not pass parliament. Here’s why
2. The rise of populism in Australia’s China policy
3. Explainer: can the federal government control the ability of states to sign deals with foreign governments?

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Further reading

1. 1. Australia must continue to press for humane treatment of journalist Cheng Lei after her arrest in China
   2. Advisers and Outcasts: Australian Journalists in China
   3. Cheng Lei’s detention is collateral damage. The question is, what next?

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