On Monday night news broke that Australian/Chinese journalist Cheng Lei had been arrested in Beijing and could be held for up to six months without charge.
Also this week Chinese authorities suspended imports from one of our largest grain producers, and launched an investigation in to drought subsidies for Australian wine makers.
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute has called for a broad coalition of countries to be formed to call out the CCP’s increased use of coercive diplomacy.
In this episode, national editor Tory Maguire is joined by China correspondent Eyrk Bagshaw to discuss the state of the SinoAustralian relationship.