VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the difficult bilateral relationship between Australia and China

A visitor wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus looks at a display of Australian wines at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai — Mark Schiefelbein/AAP

Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra

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Michelle Grattan
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

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University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon discuss the week in politics.

This week Michelle and Paddy discuss the bilateral relationship between Australia and China, including a ‘repugnant’ tweet from a Chinese government official, Scott Morrison’s response, and China’s demand that Australia take steps to fix the relationship.

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