Could Australia’s government have handled China better?
The Lucky Country is the object of an unusual amount of bile
IT IS THE oldest move in the Communist Party’s playbook: to lock a country in the doghouse when it has offended the cosmic order. Yet even by China’s standards, the 14 grievances presented to the government of Australia this month are striking in scope and animosity.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Hurly-barley”
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