China should downgrade its ties with Australia, including cutting imports and postponing a visit by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to underscore Beijing\u2019s unhappiness at recent anti-China sentiment, a state-run paper said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Relations between the two countries have cooled since late 2017 when Turnbull\u2019s government proposed a bill to limit foreign influence in Australia, including political donations. Beijing saw the move as \u201canti-China\u201d.<\/p>\n
The diplomatic rift spilled into the trade arena last week when a major Australian winemaker said it was facing new Chinese customs delays, raising fears among other Australian exporters that depend on access to China.<\/p>\n
This week the Chinese government\u2019s top diplomat Wang Yi told his Australian counterpart Canberra should remove its \u201ccoloured glasses\u201d to get relations back on track with its major trading partner. On Wednesday, the nationalist-leaning Global Times said China should let Australia suffer for a while, rather than soothe ties too quickly.<\/p>\n
\u201cChina does not have to throw away Sino-Australia relations. China just needs to slow their relationship for a period,\u201d the newspaper said in an editorial. \u201cFor example, it will not be necessary for the Australian Prime Minister to visit China this year. In fact, he could visit a few years later,\u201d the paper said.<\/p>\n
Turnbull, according to Australian media, is planning to travel to China later this year to smooth over bumpy diplomatic ties between the two countries. \u201cChina\u2019s ministerial officials, other than those with the economic and trade departments, could postpone interactions with Australia,\u201d the Global Times added.<\/p>\n
China should also switch to buying US products rather than Australian ones, like iron ore, wine and beef, the paper said. \u201cLast year, Australia exported $76.45 billion in goods to China. Lowering Aussie exports by $6.45 billion would send cold chills up and down the spine of Australia,\u201d the editorial said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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