Australia’s banks have been warned by the chair of Parliament’s finance committee against backing new Chinese national security laws aimed at stamping out rebellion in Hong Kong.
And last Wednesday, Australian Karm Gilespie was sentenced to death in the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court for attempting to smuggle 7.5 kilograms of ice out of China in 2013.
In this episode, China Correspondent Eryk Bagshaw and national editor Tory Maguire discuss what these developments mean for the Sino-Australian relationship.

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Australia&rsquo;s banks have been warned by the chair of Parliament&rsquo;s finance committee against backing new Chinese national security laws aimed at stamping out rebellion in Hong Kong. And last Wednesday, Australian Karm&nbsp;Gilespie was sentenced to death in the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court for attempting to smuggle 7.5 kilograms of ice out of China in 2013. In this episode, China Correspondent&nbsp;<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/by/eryk-bagshaw-hvf7y" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-127153">Eryk Bagshaw</a>&nbsp;and national editor&nbsp;<a href="https://www.smh.com.au/by/tory-maguire-h0yjtc" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-127170">Tory Maguire</a>&nbsp;discuss what these developments mean for the Sino-Australian relationship.
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