Penny Wong warns against `racial fault lines from past` betraying China ties
(The Guardian China)

Key players to attend Australia China Business Council networking session The shadow foreign minister and Labor´s Senate leader, Penny Wong, will use a keynote speech to the Australia China Business Council to argue that politicians and business leaders must guard against `racial fault lines from our past being allowed to resonate today`.With the bilateral relationship between Canberra and Beijing under significant strain, triggered by the Turnbull government´s crackdown against foreign interference, a number of key players, including Cheng Jingye, the Chinese ambassador to Australia, will gather in parliament on Tuesday for an annual networking session organised by the council. Related: Huawei denies being locked out of bidding to help build 5G network Continue reading...