Coronavirus: Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne says China is spreading ‘disinformation’

Australia’s top diplomat has hit out at China for spreading “disinformation” about the coronavirus pandemic and the risk of racist attacks against tourists and students in the country, amid escalating tensions between Canberra and Beijing.In a major foreign policy speech outlining the importance of multilateral institutions, Foreign Minister Marise Payne on Tuesday highlighted allegations made by the European Commission last week that Beijing and Russia were running “targeted influence…

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