'We reject any suggestion that economic coercion is an appropriate response to a call for such an assessment, when what we need is global cooperation,' said Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne Monday.
As Australian officials call for an independent investigation into China's role in the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, China has hinted it may boycott Australian goods and tourism, placing diplomatic relations between the two countries into question.
"The Chinese public is frustrated, dismayed and disappointed with what Australia is doing now." Chinese Ambassador to Australia Cheng Jingye Sunday interview with"If the mood is going from bad to worse, people would think 'Why should we go to such a country that is not so friendly to China?' The tourists may have second thoughts," Jingye continued."It is up to the people to decide.
"Surely Australians would expect our government has determined that the death of hundreds of thousands of people around the world warrants transparency and investigation to prevent it from happening again," Birmingham continued.
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