"The parents of the students would also think whether this place which they found is not so friendly, even hostile, whether this is the best place to send their kids here.
He said the idea of an inquiry was "dangerous". His overall position is foolish. But his claim that the proposed inquiry could be "dangerous" is just hilarious.
The Foreign Affairs Minister, Marise Payne, coolly rejected "any suggestion that economic coercion is an appropriate response to a call for such an assessment, when what is needed is global co-operation".
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Great article. Decoupling economies and diversifying trade relationships is only to protect a nation from CCP 'infection.'
China has sustained your privileged western lives whilst its own people were exploited by western companies through slave labour and environmental degradation. You want their sweat and blood and hard earned money. And you blame them for the incompetence of our governments.
Hypocracy. Australian are the best. Ask indigenous Australian or East Timor about theft and coercion. Why are Australian do brainwashed. It's ok to be allied to the biggest war monger the world has ever seen. Australia has zero credibility and is full of brainwashed racists. Sad.
They be ugly with the mask off.
Discuss.
This article is a much better read . Australia’s foreign policy is dictated by America or just parrots 🦜 Trump’s blame China
China can never be trusted. All countries of the world must unite against this tyrant. Their system is imperial- without any empathy Probably they need a new great wall to lock up the Chinazi
Relying on China economically will only put the national security of any countries in danger and empower CCP. Stop empowering one of the most evil regime ever existed.
From Tibet Uyghurs , CCPChina proves it will Not embrace any freedom / democracy What CCP does is endless exploitation of human right to strengthen its dictatorship. And CCP's repression has extended to free world NBA Blizzard WHO
china ccp is the enemy of the universe
Peter, if you read the full transcript of what the Chinese Ambassador said, would you still write the same article? Here's a link to the transcript
The true colours of CCP on display 🌈
It is U.S take over our political system and news agencies, and it is China that affects our economy. I believe this is well known in the whole world. Our Australia needs long way to go to be more independent.
Absolutely NAILED it Peter. Brilliant article.
Excellent piece PeterHartcherAO right from the days when the Chinese Embassy was first being built in Canberra they have seen Australia as fertile ground for meeting all of their demands for growing their economy.
China money can give economic boost but it is of predatory nature. In fact only the privileged ones can be benefited and eventually become China's lobbyists.
And sit back and watch how we will take straight up the rear end.
The fact behind the camouflage of CCP: it's treating itself as God and respect no one
wdamidoinhere By the way it was already unmasked by other Chinese communist government's joker propagandist...But sorry to say they will not succeed now. World is fed up with them now. MFA_China SpokespersonCHN zlj517 HuXijin_GT ChinaLiedPeopleDied ChineseVirus ChinaMustPay CCPVirus
HKWORLDCITY If any western countries considered CCPChina as purely a biz partner, they’ve not really know the history of communist party & what they had done. To CCP, those are opportunities to invade, infiltrate and gain power. Never too late. Glad that Australia finally understand NOW!
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CCP for years has been working systematically to undermine Australia's sovereignty. AUS has this precious chance to eradicate the deep rooted force of CCP. Time to face the reality, choose btw money & soverignty. China_is_terrorist ChinaLiedPeopleDied
That is a political terrorism. ccp’s regime is killing people by oppressive and totalitarian governing. They are simply diminishing individual differences
Yes, this CN ambassador shows you the actual way of thinking of CCPChina govt. They're keen on flexing their muscles to coerce other countries & firms to toe their line. They can use econ power, their purchasing power in terms of students numbers, as buyers of Aus goods.
I think I said that earlier today.
China is a liar. Don’t trusted
Smh. antichinazi
CCP is invading the world silently, this is more terrible than Nazi
No reason to stop an inquiry unless CCP already know the outcome Australia must kowtow/import🇨🇳’s censorship if🇦🇺wants RMB Appeasing a thuggish regime like🇨🇳is an invitation for not only more bullying but also more🇨🇳originated pandemic DecoupleFromChina if🇦🇺wants to be free
Trust hongkonger we know china more that Taiwan, now we are the front line fight with china But we can’t do anything, we need borrow power from the world stand with same line, otherwise they will destroy universal value, their mind set is terrible than virus
chahongkong That is also countries' own stupidity. Those who enjoy for a while big orders from communists, know already, that they might need to compromise something in the future in order to keep the business. Cooperation needed against China to reduce commies nego power.
He is telling the truth but the media mislead the public. Shame
So it’s time to show this thuggish CCP true colour.
Australia and many other countries should realize that Communist China is extremely unreliable and shameless after we suffer from the WuhanVirus pandemic. We must not let China threaten and take advantages of us anymore. DecoupleChina is the best way to stop its influence.
Chinazi China government is terrible
Fighting talk , A war with China looms ?
No wonder CCP called as thuggish regime
China is no longer a trustworthy partner to build a reliable, safe, civilized & peaceful world. CCP brings lies, censorship, torture & virus to the world. Int companies in China should find a new partner now. World is much better w/o CCP.
Threats of China infiltrates different aspects, industries, religions, constituencies, Art and more... in different countries' enterprises and academics. Recognise them, stop them and protect your ppl. Non-China sources is top emergency.
It is necessary to isolate China from the rest of the world, it is the least that can be done, after trying to end humanity in a cruel way and all for wanting to be the world power! Do not buy anything that says made in China 🇨🇳 so that China gets the message
ChinaBoycott BoicotaChina 🐀😷💀🐀😷🐀😷💀
China has always been what it is, a monstrous bully to both its own people and all other people around the world. Utter arrogance supported by utter ignorance. But it’s not too late for the free world to wake up and see. Stand up against China!
China think they do not need to hide their intention and do whatever they want when they destroy the world by WuhanVirus
In return, 🇦🇺government must repatriate all Mainland Chinese students NOW. These brainwashed idiots never learn and respect the core value + culture of 🇦🇺- human right & freedom. They are all the locusts of the society with NO contribution! All they do is just to buy milk powder!
kaiyi0619 This ambassador is so rude, an official warning should be made at least if deportation is not possible.
leolodo1226 Why don’t he suggest to ban all Mainland Chinese to buy milk powder?
That's not diplomacy, expel this China man.
Red card him
Cheng’s standing up for his bosses, while the Australian Parliament stands up for their bosses. The Ambassador should recognise that our politicians answer to the people - not the other way around. auspol
CCP—the representative of the greatest evil.
We are slowly being taken over by the CCP
Peter, excellent article! I was a lone voice in 2018 when giving honest & forthright warnings on Beijing's skulduggery. Those leading our 'fellow traveller' foreign policy preferred instead 'business as usual', thus making us more susceptible to economic coercion by CCP auspol
I hope our Australia will stop following the stupid president of the United States; I hope our Australia will stop judging good or bad by ideology; Australia media lost its dignity by people like Peter Hartcher!
Well China is a communist country..
China isn’t very clever this is now plainly obvious to all.
Last time I checked China was the weak man of Asia. Now tables have turned. They are superpower with money and influence. now the old guard of the Western powers are scared of the change... Fear... xenophobia
Peter Hartcher! Stop anti China campaign. Australia’s free and domestic media is dead because of guys like PH!
Keepi jabbing our biggest customer China.. while remain as the white Trash of Asia Pacific... when they without billions of dollars
Fantastic BIASED article ... another puppet of Trump. He talks a the hyperNationalist move WolfWarriar Yet even 2nd film released by Hollywood is some UsA we are the best chest thumping movie ... get use to it... China will be number 1 doublestandards ChinaIstheNewWorldPower
CCP cornered and acting aggressively. We need to move away from supporting the Chinese gov scumbag killers who murdered millions of innocent people throughout history.
And what an ugly face it is. Happy to see the back of it, walking away from Australia 👋 We’ll toast to your departure with Australian wine, and celebrate with bbq’s full of Australian beef.
Why China should be rattled if they believe that China isn't the origin of the virus? We are just interested to know how COVID originated and what can be done to avoid it in future. Why China objecting it?
So much anger and frustration from reading the comments. Rightly so and 100% we should push for inquiry into the origins of the virus. Are we prepared to risk our most significant market for our exports.
Good article on China threatening economic retaliation on Australia for recommending independent inquiry into the China Virus. Time for Australia to cut off exports to China? BoycottChina ScottMorrisonMP realDonaldTrump auspol
The arrogance of this guy! How about the rest of the international community stop any imports into China. I'd like to see what their people would say of they had to eat Meat and food supplied from China. Let alone milk products.
1/ It's interesting how people think and response to this. Chinese citizen decided not to consume Oz goods or services and stop sending their kids to Aus to study, we consider is a threat from the CCP govt. But why would they send kids to Aus while we bash up oversea students?
Cheng Jingye was acting like a Mafia goon. I hope Australia has finally woken up to China. We need to assert our sovereignty. Auspol
Says someone whose on the offensive
Hypothetical question: would Australia ask similar questions if Covid had originated from America?
SheepConcerned SO SO TRUE THEIR RED FLAG IS OUT NOW FOR ALL TO SEE WHAT BASTARDS CHINA IS GUILTY AS CHARGED CHINA 🇨🇳
CCP regime's,Australia government should close it's borders to China
Full of bias in the article. Did you really get the meaning of “dangerous”? It’s not the inquiry itself, it’s the purpose of this political inquiry is dangerous to the relationship of the two countries!
Thank you for column. Well said.
We know your true face too, Hartch.
Yes, and we've sold off our country, including our food security in farm land, to them.
We need closer ties with our Anglo cousins. The 5 eye countries & India.
All true .
Hartcher is spot on again. People, please remember it’s the CCP that is being the bully here. That’s no excuse for abusive behaviour towards any individual.
If we used our intelligence instead of Trump's hysteria, we would temper our outrage with the consideration that China people have good aspirations hampered by a handful of bad eggs. Our bad eggs seem to be in higher roosts.
It is time for Australian to learn what's BGY plan and 3F plan of CCP's grand strategies, they said you guys ate just useful idiots for CCP.
Yes, arrogant, dishonest, bullying, and we let these people walk all over us, buy our Australian companies, lands, properties, even our children's milk powder. We allowed all this to happen and now they are threatening us. Trust ? there is none. Respect ? none of that either.
For all of those people that have ignored or underestimated China’s intentions... this is your final wake up call.
please we have always known the true face China has done this before not the first time China has threatened other countries and Australia before auspol
Yep, another on-line delivery in an Aldi bag...... $$$
Australia should take this opportunity as a point to diversify. Markets such as India & Indonesia. Invest and give more incentives to local manufacturing.
To be honest australia to China is irrelevant. I recommend you SB aussie to diversify immediately. Apart from some meat and iron ores and prisoners offspring what else can you offer to the world. SB
This is a very important lesson to our political parties (Liberal & Labor) that when you get really into bed with a Authoritarian Communist regime, accept donations, allow huge property & business acquisitions you are selling the soul & freedom of Australia. Piss them off.
Our politicians can no longer pretend we're in any sort of fairytale or even mutually equal relationship with China now it publicly boils down to 'Do what we say, or there may be consequences'
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Thank you SMH, finally - hope this is the first of many stories tracking the truth about the skeleton hidden in plane sight.
Australia can now make dream come true: to completely decouple and quit its China dependence. China has plenty of choices for its millions of students, tourists, investors and billions of consumers, Australia can go to India.
'The CCP seeks dominance, through any means possible. This has long been the reality of the Xi regime' they dont seem to be happy on trade Like in Vanuatu n Solomon they want to dominate like colonial power
Kick him out!! Simple!
He’s an ugly creature 👹
China has always been our enemy. The Chinese Communist dictatorship is the enemy of the west and every freedom loving person. Boycott China and stop bending over to please them.
Totally agree, this is very reason that we can't and must not rely on China for a survival, it is too risky, we need to & must do more businesses with other countries. We are not 'do what i say' people or 'yes' people. it will kill the innovation
Understandable. Because some narrow politicians and journalists have made on-going insulting in China. The prices you should pay. PETER HARTCHER, the more bias articles you written, the more problems you caused.
One cannot trust Hartcher to opine on China Because this is fair comment on him.
Australian's all sat back & clapped on the Politicians that fueled China Rise. with our mineral's & Cheap Coal, gas for energy. We have no Supply, Fuel, Manufacturing or Power SECURITY. oh the magic pudding of greed & free market belief
One should never put ones eggs in one basket. Time to forge new trade partnerships. I hear the UK recently had a divorce....
Spot on.
True colors of China . We don't take kindly to threats. Time to force divestment by china in agriculture, property, mining, dairy, electricity... ChinaLiedAndPeopleDied auspol
The regimes true face? Everyone knows what China's and Russia's playbook are like. It's like the West doing business with a Terrorist Organization; you knew! what they represented; Greed is always your downfall. It's a mob movie on a massive economic political scale.
Can’t read it. But would guess, being Hartcher it is no different then anything he says. Wonder why he is doubling down on China.
AlboMP ScottMorrisonMP the Australian public has your back on this issue, stand firm against the CCP bullying.
Very well said. China is a belligerent teenage bully. They are responsible for this global disaster; do not accept responsibility or accountability; and retaliate with threats when told that the world needs to know what happened.
How is China any different from other powerful countries? View the natives with contempt, undermine local laws & traditions & take what they want. British Empire, USA coups in South America & invasion of Iraq all come to mind. Our greed, hubris & naïveté just got the better of us
So Trump & mini-me Australian politicians threaten China & China then threatens Australia. Meanwhile compliant USA/Australian press inflames rhetoric. Why are we following a failed USA leader who is trying to divert from his own inadequacies and inaction ? What about diplomacy?
As Benny Hill would say:
Very well written..and can be applied to every country affected in this pandemic!
And this is s surprise! Westerners (governments, businesses and individuals) have to ween themselves off of short term cash splashes from supposed friends.
Frankly the Australian health 'experts' were the idiots telling us flights from China were still OK long after the epidemic was raging. Rather investigate why these people have not been booted.
100% agree.
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